Name details

Stevens Cliff

Stevens Cliff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Stevens Cliff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114457

Feature type: Cliff (2f)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A cliff between Tiger Island and Cape Archer along the N side of Granite Harbor, Victoria Land. The cliff is straight, 3 mi long and rises 200 m above the sea. Named after Alan R. Stevens, Chief, Science and Application Branch, National Mapping Division. As chief of the Science and Application Branch, he was instrumental to USGS Antarctic mapping and geodesy programs during the 1990s. He worked in the McMurdo Sound area as a member of the USGS 1994-95 Antarctic field program.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
76° 50' 00.0" S
-76.83333°
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Longitude:
162° 40' 00.0" E
162.66667°
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Altitude:
200 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
4-Nov-1999

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