Name details

Fergusson Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140022

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 flanked by Serba Peak and Feeney Ridge, separated from Tomilin Glacier by a low saddle, and flowing northeast into Noll Glacier.

Named For

Named after Governor-General Sir Bernard Fergusson, who made a flight over the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963-64, during his visit to Antarctica. The feature has a much reduced extent compared to that originally intended. The feature was thought to flow from Governor Mountain (there is a low saddle between the feature and Tomilin Glacier), and to flow to the coast (Noll Glacier overnamed the northern extent). Identical coordinates to Manna Glacier were also supplied at the time. Refer to the NZARP 1963-64 Expedition map of Oates Land-Northern Victoria Land (1964) for an original depiction.

Location

Latitude:
69° 39' 11.7" S
-69.65326°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 03' 47.5" E
159.06319°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
588 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
REMA 8m tile 10_38 release 1.1
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
17-Nov-1964

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