Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63288
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPyramid TroughNew Zealand Gazetteer   
PlaceType Valley 
Latitude 78° 18' 0" S (-78.3°)  
Longitude 163° 27' 0" E (163.45°)  
Source New Zealand Gazetteer, available online at https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/
Notes Additional information (en): Feature description: A trough, 600 to 900 metres deep, through which the Koettlitz Glacier formerly flowed north to Walcott Bay. The trough is bifurcated at its southern end, the east and west channels being separated by the Almond. The entrances are marked by proximity to Pyramid Nuntak from Walcott Bay. (NB Pyramid is not a nunatak). History/Origin/Meaning: Named by the VUWAE, 1960-61.    
Relation 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2020-09-28 12:06:52 by Lonneville Britt
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