Name details

Castenholz Pond

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139292

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

Large pond, approximately 2053m², with dense mats of benthic cyanobacteria, on McMurdo Ice Shelf and south of Bratina Island.

Named For

Named for the late eminent US biologist with Antarctic connections, Professor Richard Castenholz. One of a group of ponds subject to continuous monitoring since 1989. Name first applied as 'Casten Pond' 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). Modified by NZ-ANC to 'Castenholz Pond' when approved in 2019.

Location

Latitude:
78° 00' 46.0" S
-78.01278°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
165° 33' 06.5" E
165.55180°
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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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