Name details

Chain Moraines

Chain Moraines (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Chain Moraines  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139747

Feature type: Moraine

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

Drifting moraines located 5km northwest of Skew Peak, 'floating' on ice trapped at the ablation centres at the confluent flow of ice from Rim Glacier, Sprocket Glacier, and Mackay Glacier, including the moraines at the west side of Rim Glacier, in Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MD07

Named For

Approved by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1995, the name alludes to the use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a New Zealand glacial mapping party lead by Trevor Chinn, summer season 1992-93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area. The Moraines resemble a chain wrapped about a sprocket (cf Sprocket Glacier).

Location

Latitude:
77° 11' 26.8" S
-77.19078°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
160° 31' 39.7" E
160.52771°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1402 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MD07 : 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, 1030010008B99400. Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
26-Jun-1995

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