Name details

Harris Valley

Harris Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Harris Valley  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139373

Feature type: Valley

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A valley to the northeast of Coxcomb Peak and north of Toltec Butte on Shipton Ridge in the Allan Hills. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MC06

Named For

Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). Named after Professor Thomas Maxwell Harris, who made outstanding contributions to Mesozoic palaeobotany.

Location

Latitude:
76° 38' 33.6" S
-76.64266°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 52' 29.7" E
159.87492°
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Altitude:
1548 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 17_36 release 1.1
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
15-Jul-1965

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