Name details

Many Glaciers Pond

Many Glaciers Pond (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Many Glaciers Pond  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139667

Feature type: Water body

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 multi-lobed pond, located just under 1km south of the snout of Commonwealth Glacier in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. The pond is part of the Aiken Creek system and receives drainage from several glaciers including Commonwealth Glacier, Wales Glacier and Aiken Glacier. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MF10

Named For

The name was suggested by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hydrologist Diane McKnight, leader of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field teams that studied the hydrology of streams entering Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, 1987-94.

Location

Latitude:
77° 35' 53.9" S
-77.59830°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
163° 19' 20.4" E
163.32232°
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Altitude:
29 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF10 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also compared against 0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018, 101001000CA50C00. Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
18-Apr-1994

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