Name details

Fenwick Glacier

Fenwick Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Fenwick Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 135639

Feature type: Glacier (12)

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 small glacier, 1.2km long, between Mount Majerus and Tukeri Peak on the headwall of Ringer Valley, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME08

Named For

Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board after John Fenwick, a Ministry of Works hydrology technician, who lead field parties on two visits to this area in 1972-73 and 1973-74.

Location

Latitude:
77° 16' 33.0" S
-77.27583°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
161° 41' 35.0" E
161.69306°
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Altitude:
1259 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME08 : Edition 1.01 Published 2014
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
20-Oct-2005

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