Name details

Ponganis Icefall

Ponganis Icefall (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Ponganis Icefall  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 135701

Feature type: Icefall (12)

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

An icefall 1000 m high and 2 km wide on the east side of Coulman Island, Ross Sea. The icefall descends from Hawkes Heights caldera to the sea at Cape Main. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Paul J. Ponganis, Center for Marine Biotechnology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, LaJolla, CA, who studied the behavior and census of emperor penguins at Cape Crozier, Cape Washington, Beaufort Island, Franklin Island, and Coulman Island in 13 field seasons, 1987-2004, and for Katherine V. Ponganis (Mrs. Paul J. Ponganis), a member of the study team in five field seasons.

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Location

Latitude:
73° 32' 00.0" S
-73.53333°
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Longitude:
169° 51' 00.0" E
169.85000°
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Altitude:
1000 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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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