Name details

Tiw Valley

Tiw Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tiw Valley  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140352

Feature type: Valley

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 valley lying next eastward of Odin Valley in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. From Mount Beowulf, the feature trends approximately 5.5km north to open up at Heimdall Glacier. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF08

Named For

The feature is one in a group in this range named from Norse mythology, Tiw being the god of rules and regulations in war and peace. The name was suggested by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in consultation with the New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee (NZ-APNC).

Location

Latitude:
77° 36' 00.0" S
-77.60000°
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Longitude:
161° 47' 00.0" E
161.78333°
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Altitude:
1326 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF08 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
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:
17-May-1976

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