Name details

Tramway Ridge

Tramway Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tramway Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134209

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

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 ridge northwest and downslope of Nausea Knob in the northwest part of the summit caldera of Mount Erebus, Ross Island, at c.3450m. The ridge is formed by the levees (banks on the side) of a young lava flow. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME14

Named For

The appearance of the feature is suggestive of a set of railway or tram lines. Not: Tramways.

Location

Latitude:
77° 31' 05.3" S
-77.51815°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
167° 07' 16.1" E
167.12115°
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Altitude:
3419 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME14 : Edition 1.01 Published 2014
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:
20-Feb-2001

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