Name details

Savage Ridge

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139728

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 linear volcanic outcrop approximately 6km long descending from the northwest slope of Mount Morning, Victoria Land. Parallel to and about 1km from Weidner Ridge. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MH10

Named For

Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1994) after Michael L. Savage, Department of Meteorology, University of Wisconsin. Along with Charles Stearns, developed the use of automatic weather stations in Antarctica during four field seasons, 1980-86.

Location

Latitude:
78° 28' 52.7" S
-78.48130°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
163° 22' 26.5" E
163.37402°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1958 m
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MH10 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also checked against REMA 8m tile 18_34. Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
15-Nov-1994

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