Name details

Mandarich Massif

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134325

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 Y-shaped massif which rises to approximately 1880m at its southeast, on the south side of Byrd Glacier. It stands between Brecher Glacier and Twombley Glacier, two southern tributaries to Byrd Glacier, and Kent Plateau to the southeast.

Named For

Named after Captain (later R.Adm.) Stevan Mandarich (1911-2001), United States Navy (USN), Chief of Staff to Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on Operation Deep Freeze 1, 1955-56.

Location

Latitude:
80° 40' 52.4" S
-80.68122°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
157° 41' 08.9" E
157.68581°
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Altitude:
1714 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 (central location)

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Feb-2003

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