Name details

Cascade Glacier

Cascade Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Cascade Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139291

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

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

Narrative

At the seaward and northern end of DuBridge Range, entering the ocean west of Turret Island, in the Robertson Bay area, Victoria Land.

Named For

Named by the Northern Party, led by Campbell, of the BAE, 1910-13. It lies in the lee of four peaks and was given its name because of the way it cascades down their slopes.

Location

Latitude:
71° 22' 18.9" S
-71.37191°
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Longitude:
169° 04' 30.4" E
169.07510°
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Altitude:
447 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
REMA 8m tile 10_34
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at position of reference point.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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