Name details

Willett Range

Willett Range (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Willett Range  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 133719

Feature type: Range (2c)

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

The range extending N from Mistake Peak and running for 20 mi as a high shelf along the edge of the continental ice to the Mackay Glacier, in Victoria Land. The range is breached by several glaciers flowing E from the plateau. Named by the N.Z. Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) for R.W. Willett, Director of the N.Z. Geological Survey, who gave valuable assistance throughout the expedition and in the compilation stages after its return.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 18' 00.0" S
-77.30000°
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Longitude:
160° 25' 00.0" E
160.41667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
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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:
1-Jan-1962

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