Name details

Lake Brownworth

Brownworth, Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Lake Brownworth  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140314

Feature type: Water body

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 meltwater lake at the margin of Lower Wright Glacier, at the east end of Wright Valley, Victoria Land. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME09

Named For

The lake was mapped by United State Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and air photos obtained in 1956-60. Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Frederick S. Brownworth Jr., United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic engineer who worked several seasons in Antarctica. In 1970-71 he supervised aerial photography of the dry valleys of Victoria Land, including this lake.

Location

Latitude:
77° 26' 00.0" S
-77.43333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
162° 45' 00.0" E
162.75000°
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Altitude:
274 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME09 : Edition 1.01 Published 2014
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
3-Aug-1972

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