Name details

Peterson Terrace

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 135700

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.

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Narrative

A gently inclined, mostly ice-free area c. 2.5 km sq between Gaisser Valley and LaBelle Valley, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The terrace rises to 1250 m; 750 m above Barwick Valley and Lake Vashka, close at south. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Jeffrey B. Peterson, Physics Department, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; astrophysics research at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 14 field seasons 1988-2005.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 19' 40.0" S
-77.32778°
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Longitude:
161° 11' 30.0" E
161.19167°
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Altitude:
1250 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
12-Sep-2005

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