Name details

Rotunda Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140366

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 tributary glacier flowing north between Ugolini Peak and Battleship into upper Ferrar Glacier, Victoria Land. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MG08

Named For

The name Rotunda Glacier was used for this feature in the report "Tephra in Glacier Ice" by J.R. Keys, P.W. Anderton, and P.R. Kyle following the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons. Named in association with the butte of the same name on the west side of the glacier.

Location

Latitude:
78° 00' 00.0" S
-78.00000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
161° 38' 00.0" E
161.63333°
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Altitude:
1510 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MG08 : 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:
15-Sep-1977

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