Name details

Colosseum Ridge

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140374

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 ridge in the Darwin Mountains between Island Arena and Haskell Ridge. The ridge contains pyramidal peaks and five large cirques which have been carved out of the horizontally bedded rocks of the ridge. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MN04

Named For

The cirques bear a striking resemblance to the Colosseum in Rome. Discovered and named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63).

Location

Latitude:
79° 47' 19.1" S
-79.78864°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
156° 21' 32.2" E
156.35895°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1579 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_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:
Official
Date approved:
16-Jul-1964

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