Name details

Bertoglio Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140324

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 flowing from the Conway Range eastward for approximately 15km to the Ross Ice Shelf on Hillary Coast, between Cape Lankester and Hoffman Point. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ML07

Named For

Mapped by the United State Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Lloyd W. Bertoglio, U.S. Navy, commander of the McMurdo Station winter party, 1960.

Location

Latitude:
79° 18' 04.9" S
-79.30136°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
160° 06' 37.4" E
160.11039°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
477 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 20_34 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. REMA orthometric heights much lower than old USGS 250k map contours.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
20-May-1965

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