Name details

Keating Massif

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134314

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 rugged mainly ice-covered massif, 20km long, rising to approximately 2370m, and lying northwest. It is located at the southern edge of the head of Byrd Glacier. The feature includes Mount Fries and forms the southwestern boundary of Zeller Glacier, Churchill Mountains.

Named For

Named after Colin Keating, who was the Secretary for Justice from 1997 – 2000. He had a distinguished 30 year career in the Public Service, mostly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, during which time he had a significant Antarctic focus through his work in the Legal Division and then as the Deputy Secretary responsible for Multi Lateral Affairs, which included the Legal and Antarctic Divisions. Later, as the Deputy Secretary responsible for Corporate Affairs, he retained authority for the Antarctic Policy Unit, at a time of considerable changes to the organisational structure of New Zealand Antarctic institutions from 1985 through to 1993. He provided much of the intellectual input behind New Zealand’s work leading to the adoption of the Environment Protocol.

Location

Latitude:
81° 00' 00.0" S
-81.00000°
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Longitude:
156° 45' 00.0" E
156.75000°
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Altitude:
2053 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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