Name details

Rector Ridge

Rector Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Rector Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139651

Feature type: Ridge

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 bold rock ridge at the head of Beacon Valley, descending north from spot height 2363m, between Friedmann Valley and Mullins Valley in Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MG07

Named For

Named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Commander Jack Rector, U.S. Navy (USN), Commanding Officer, Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), May 1987 to May 1988.

Location

Latitude:
77° 54' 00.0" S
-77.90000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
160° 33' 00.0" E
160.55000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1906 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MG07 : 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:
28-Sep-1992

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