Name details

Madison Terrace

Madison Terrace (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Madison Terrace  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134324

Feature type: Terrace (2h)

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 rectangular terrace, 10km long and 5km wide, abutting the south part of Mount Madison on Shackleton Coast. Ice draining from Mount Madison covers the terrace, which terminates in a line of icefalls within Couzens Bay.

Named For

Named in association with Mount Madison.

Location

Latitude:
80° 32' 00.0" S
-80.53333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
160° 18' 00.0" E
160.30000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
642 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

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Feb-2003

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