Name details

Moraine Ridge

Moraine Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Moraine Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140085

Feature type: Ridge

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 small ridge in the northeast part of Cartographers Range, descending to the south flank of Tucker Glacier just south of the junction with Pearl Harbor Glacier, in Victoria Land.

Named For

Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, and the site of its Tucker Glacier survey stations.

Location

Latitude:
72° 17' 50.6" S
-72.29738°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
168° 02' 25.7" E
168.04046°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1113 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 12_35 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:
19-Dec-2019

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