Name details

Carr Crest

Carr Crest (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Carr Crest  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134272

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 crest rising to 1111m, partially ice-free at the summit, at the northern extreme of the Churchill Mountains. The feature is 12km east-southeast of Roberts Pike and overlooks Couzens Bay due east.

Named For

Named after Roderick Carr, a member of Shackleton’s Expedition of 1914-17, whose name had not been previously commemorated/honoured in Antarctica.

Location

Latitude:
80° 37' 59.2" S
-80.63311°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 22' 51.0" E
159.38082°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1111 m
Unknown precision

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

REMA orthometric height does not match USGS 250k mapped height of c.1200m

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Feb-2003

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