Name details

Horney Bluff

Horney Bluff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Horney Bluff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139381

Feature type: Bluff

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 conspicuous rock bluff about 26km long, extending north-eastwards along the northern side of Byrd Glacier from Merrick Glacier towards Kerr Inlet. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MN07

Named For

Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by US-ACAN after Capt. H.R. Horney, USN, Chief of Staff to Admiral Byrd on USN Operation Highjump (1946-47).

Location

Latitude:
80° 09' 00.0" S
-80.15000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 40' 00.0" E
159.66667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
497 m
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
10200100160CE400
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also checked against REMA 8m tile 20_34. Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-May-1965

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