Name details

Peterson Glacier

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 484

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A glacier on the Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, flowing westward into the eastern part of Vincennes Bay about 13 km east of Holl Island. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after L.N. Peterson, a member of USN Operation Windmill (1947-48).  

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 24' 16.0" S
-66.40444°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
110° 44' 20.0" E
110.73889°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
110 m
Accurate to 20m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Windmill Islands 1:50000 GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Wind50K
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Landsat 7 image

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
11-Aug-1958

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