Name details

Rennick Basin

Rennick Basin (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Rennick Basin  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 135706

Feature type: Basin (6)

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 seabed feature, depth approximately 900 m, located in Rennick Bay, east of Suvorov Glacier and north of Rennick Glacier. Named in association with Rennick Bay and Rennick Glacier, which were named after Lieutenant Henry E de P Rennick, Royal Navy, who was one of the officers responsible for the soundings taken on the voyage of the BAE vessel Terra Nova during the 1911 expedition. Not Rennick Trough as listed in the SCUFN Gazetteer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 50' 00.0" S
-69.83333°
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Longitude:
161° 00' 00.0" E
161.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
15-May-2006

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