Name details

Sennet Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139455

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A very steep glacier, between Yancey Glacier and Merrick Glacier, flowing south-eastwards from Mount Aldrich to Byrd Glacier, where it meets Merrick Glacier. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MP06

Named For

Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by US-ACAN after the USS Sennet, a submarine which took part in USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) led by Admiral Byrd.

Location

Latitude:
80° 11' 18.9" S
-80.18857°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
158° 36' 11.0" E
158.60305°
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Altitude:
719 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MP06 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-May-1965

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