Name details

Ormerod Terrace

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 135694

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 ramplike rock platform, 3km long, that parallels the south flank of McSaveney Spur, Willett Range, and declines moderately toward the Webb Glacier. The terrace has a median elevation of 1600 m and rises 300m above Caffin Valley. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME07

Named For

Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2005) after Robin Ormerod, editor 1984-95 of Antarctic, the widely read publication of the New Zealand Antarctic Society.

Location

Latitude:
77° 18' 35.0" S
-77.30972°
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Longitude:
160° 33' 45.0" E
160.56250°
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Altitude:
1663 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME07 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
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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