Feature Name (see definition): Couzens Saddle

Feature Class (see definition): Gap

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 18490

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 80° 31' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 35' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -80.5166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 159.5833333

Elevation (see definition): 500

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2003

Description (see definition): A saddle rising to approximately 500 m, between Miscast Nunataks and Mount Madison at west and east, and Byrd Glacier and Couzens Bay at north and south. Named at the suggestion of the US ACAN, in association with Couzens Bay, which was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960-61) in honor of Lieutenant Thomas Couzens, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), who lost his life in a crevasse accident near Cape Selborne on 19 November 1959.

Date Created (see definition): 01/22/2004

Date Edited (see definition): No data