Name details

Hillary Canyon

Hillary Canyon (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hillary Canyon  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN) Gazetteer Id 136520

Feature type: Canyon (6)

Origin

This name originates from . It is part of the GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN) Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Most likely named after Sir Edmund Hillary who, with Sherpa Tensing, were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 25' 00.0" S
-72.41667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
173° 00' 00.0" W
-173.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

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