Name details

Valhalla Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139480

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 small glacier in the Asgard Range located between Mount Valhalla and Mount Grendel. It flows part way down the north wall of the range toward Wright Valley. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-ME08

Named For

Named by US-ACAN and NZ-APC in consultation. The name was first suggested by DSIR following unofficial use by glaciological parties, but for the feature already named Conrow Glacier several years prior. The name was instead applied to the glacier immediately adjacent to Mount Valhalla.

Location

Latitude:
77° 34' 00.5" S
-77.56679°
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Longitude:
161° 58' 33.4" E
161.97595°
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Altitude:
1514 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME08 : Edition 1.01 Published 2014
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:
3-Aug-1972

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