Name details

Conophyton Pond

Conophyton Pond (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Conophyton Pond  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139256

Feature type: Water body

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Clear shallow pond, approximately 141m², with dense cyanobacterial growths across the base of the pond. Located on McMurdo Ice Shelf and south of Bratina Island.

Named For

For cyanobacterial growths across the base of the pond that resemble conophyton stromatolites – ancient fossils. One of a group of ponds subject to continuous monitoring since 1989. Name first applied by Professor S.J. de Mora (University of Auckland) during events K081, K013 in 1987. Surveyed and named on plan L&S 37/165 (1991).

Location

Latitude:
78° 00' 51.4" S
-78.01429°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
165° 32' 40.8" E
165.54467°
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Altitude:
6 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
103001000850B700
Source Scale:
1:1889.76
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Position coordinated against survey fixes in https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1780-2

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
19-Dec-2019

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