Name details

Finger Ridges

Finger Ridges (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Finger Ridges  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140388

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

About twelve ridges and spurs, mainly ice-free, extending over a distance of about 27km east-west, including Seay Peak at the northeast extreme. The individual ridges are relatively short, mostly 2-4km long and project northwards from the higher ice-covered surface to the south, and mostly contiguously rocky.

Named For

Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. The descriptive name was given by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).

Location

Latitude:
79° 10' 18.4" S
-79.17178°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
157° 00' 58.1" E
157.01614°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1913 m
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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:
20-May-1965

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