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This page presents the geographical name data for
Arai Terraces in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Arai Terraces
Feature Class
(see definition):
Bench
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
533
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
83° 12' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
163° 36' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-83.2
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
163.6
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A series of crevassed terraces and icefalls close southward of Fazekas Hills, near the head of Lowery Glacier. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1959-60) because the feature is a natural barrier to sledge travel which the party was unable to traverse. Arai is the Maori term for barrier.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Arai Terraces in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Arai Terraces information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Arai Terraces should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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