Name details

Palisade Valley

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139439

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, about 4km long and 900m high, dominated for its entire length by a large dolerite sill, 4km north of Bastion Hill in the Brown Hills. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MM06

Named For

Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63). So named because of its resemblance to the Palisades, a geological formation bordering the Hudson River Valley near New York.

Location

Latitude:
79° 48' 02.8" S
-79.80077°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
158° 25' 08.7" E
158.41907°
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Altitude:
514 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MM06 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also checked against REMA 8m tile 20_35. Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
16-Jul-1964

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