Name details

Prince Edward Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140035

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 draining the north side of Cotton Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range and flowing north for about 15km along the west side of Hochstein Ridge. Feature depicted on: NZMS 166 SU56-60/10 (May 1964).

Named For

Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Prince Edward, son of Queen Elizabeth II. Part of a group of royal names. Prince Edward was born (10 March 1964) when the NZMS 166 map was completed and at the printers. The name Prince Edward Glacier was approved for inclusion in time, with the map released in May 1964. Royal Assent to the name was formally advised in December 1970.

Location

Latitude:
82° 46' 00.0" S
-82.76667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 32' 00.0" E
159.53333°
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Altitude:
1229 m
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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 23_33 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:
16-Jul-1964

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