Name details

Lower Fang

Lower Fang (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Lower Fang  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139269

Feature type: Rock

Origin

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

Narrative

The lower point of Fang Ridge, part of the old crater of Mount Erebus. It is c.2800m high and is a buttress of coarse tuff approximately 1.2km west northwest of The Fang, the highest point. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-ME14

Named For

Name appears to be used first by the British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910-13.

Location

Latitude:
77° 28' 53.4" S
-77.48150°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
167° 09' 19.5" E
167.15542°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
2785 m
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME14
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Position also checked again REMA 2m satellite strip DEM SETSM_WV01_20161103_102001005AC48F00_1020010058EBA800_seg4_2m_v1.0_dem

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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