Name details

Pedalling Ice Field

Pedalling Ice Field (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Pedalling Ice Field  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 129957

Feature type: Ice field (12)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Icefield composed of blue ice, located at the edge of the polar plateau just S of Mount Dewitt and Mount Littlepage, Victoria Land. The name alludes to the use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a glacial mapping party led by Trevor Chinn, summer season 1992-93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area. Approved by NZGB in 1995.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 15' 00.0" S
-77.25000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 55' 00.0" E
159.91667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1996

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