Name details

Ringer Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139998

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

Glacier, 10km long, flowing from between Templeton Peak and Mount Swinford down the flank of Saint Johns Range, then northeast to Miller Glacier, Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MD08

Named For

Named in association with the distinctive moraine at its mouth, The Ringer. The name first appeared on the NZ Map NZMS 175/3 2 (1961) though was not made official at the time; following an enquiry from the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) the NZ-Antarctic Place Names Committee approved the name in 1994.

Location

Latitude:
77° 14' 22.7" S
-77.23963°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
161° 55' 02.6" E
161.91740°
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Altitude:
976 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MD08 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at higher part of rock

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
30-Nov-1994

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