Name details

Blake Massif

Blake Massif (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Blake Massif  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134260

Feature type: Massif (2c)

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 compact block of ridgelines without an especially prominent culminating summit, rising to approximately 1900m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. The unit lies between Lowry Massif to the northeast and Mandarich Massif to the southwest.

Named For

Named after Sir Peter Blake, who died in December 2001 during an environmental awareness expedition up the Amazon River. He was an exceptional sailor. In his most recent endeavours, Sir Peter Blake sought to raise worldwide awareness of environmental issues, to help protect life in, on and around the waters of the world. He sailed to the Antarctic Peninsula aboard the Seamaster in January 2001.

Location

Latitude:
80° 38' 51.1" S
-80.64753°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
157° 59' 19.8" E
157.98884°
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Altitude:
1896 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
REMA 8m tile 21_34 release 1.1
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Feb-2003

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