Name details

Shimmering Icefield

Shimmering Icefield (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Shimmering Icefield  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 749

Feature type: Ice field

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

An icefield between the Shipton and Tilman Ridges in the Allan Hills. Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). So named because of the lustre it had when viewed against the sun.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
76° 40' 00.1" S
-76.66670°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 43' 59.9" E
159.73330°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
10-Aug-1966

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