Name details

Wirdnam Glacier

Wirdnam Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Wirdnam Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114747

Feature type: Glacier (12)

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 glacier flowing from the southwest slopes of Mount Moxley for approximately 10km into the Skelton Glacier at the Lower Staircase, on the western side of the Royal Society Range. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MH09

Named For

Named for Squadron Leader K A C Wirdnam, RAF pilot, who was stationed at McMurdo station in 1960.

Location

Latitude:
78° 25' 00.0" S
-78.41667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
162° 02' 00.0" E
162.03333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
881 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MH09 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Jun-1963

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