Name details

Williams Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139744

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 glacier flowing from west of Sladen Summit for approximately 5km, joining Emmanuel Glacier, in Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MG09

Named For

Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1992 after Peter E. Wilkniss, chemist, who from 1975 has served in various positions at the National Science Foundation, including Deputy Assistant Director of the Directorate for Scientific, Technological, and International Affairs. Director, Division of Polar Programs, 1984-93, senior science associate to the Assistant Director for Geosciences, from 1993.

Location

Latitude:
78° 06' 00.0" S
-78.10000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
162° 18' 00.0" E
162.30000°
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Altitude:
2843 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MG09 : Edition 1.01 Published 2013
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:
15-Nov-1994

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