Name details

Unwin Ledge

Unwin Ledge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Unwin Ledge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139520

Feature type: Terrace

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 flat-topped ridge or tableland, located to the west of Hothem Cliffs and south of Mount Hall in Asgard Range, Victoria Land. The upper surface of the feature at 1950m, is ice covered and rises 400m above the heads of the adjacent Newall Glacier and Canada Glacier. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-ME09; Topographic map: ST 57-60/6 & 7 (Pt) Ross Island (1:250,000) and McMurdo Dry Valleys Satellite Image Map: Matterhorn (1:25,000).

Named For

Named for Robert "Bob" Sidney Unwin (deceased), former Superintendent of DSIR's Geophysical Observatory, and active in Antarctic research at Scott base from 1958-59 up until retirement. A pioneer in New Zealand atmospheric radar studies, and the Unwin Radar at Awarua is also named for him. Formerly Labgear Ledge and formerly Himalaya Ledge.

Location

Latitude:
77° 35' 00.0" S
-77.58333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
162° 37' 00.0" E
162.61667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1925 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
SETSM_W1W2_20101102_1020010010E81D00_10300100072E6100_seg1_2m_v1.0_dem
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:
7-Aug-2008

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