The Pyramid is on a promontory on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier between Renegar Glacier to the southwest and Walcott Bay to the northeast. Dromedary Glacier is to the northwest. Nearby features include The Almond, Pyramid Trough and The Bulwark.[2] The Alph River flows north through the Pyramid Trough.[3]
78°19′S163°27′E / 78.317°S 163.450°E / -78.317; 163.450. A bare, almond-shaped ridge of granite which separates the two coalescing channels of Pyramid Trough, located just west of The Pyramid on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier. Given this descriptive name by the New Zealand VUWAE, 1960-61.[4]
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78°18′S163°27′E / 78.300°S 163.450°E / -78.300; 163.450. A deep trough immediately west of The Bulwark, through which a part of the Koettlitz Glacier formerly flowed north to Walcott Bay. Named by the VUWAE (1960-61) for its proximity to The Pyramid.[5]
The Bulwarkedit
78°17′S163°33′E / 78.283°S 163.550°E / -78.283; 163.550. A steep-walled granite bastion on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier, around which the glacier follows on its descent to Walcott Bay. First mapped by the BrAE, 1910-13. Named by the VUWAE (1960-61) because of its shape.[6]
Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic(PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-01-30 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
pyramid, antarctica, mountain, trinity, peninsula, dimaryp, peak, mountain, quartermain, mountains, victoria, land, pyramid, mountain, antarctica, pyramid, pyramid, small, distinctive, peak, antarctica, just, south, pyramid, trough, west, side, koettlitz, glac. For the mountain in the Trinity Peninsula see Dimaryp Peak For the mountain in the Quartermain Mountains in Victoria Land see Pyramid Mountain Antarctica The Pyramid 78 21 S 163 30 E 78 350 S 163 500 E 78 350 163 500 The Pyramid is a small but distinctive peak in Antarctica just south of Pyramid Trough at the west side of the Koettlitz Glacier The descriptive name appears to have been first used by the British Antarctic Expedition 1910 13 BrAE 1 The PyramidThe PyramidThe PyramidHighest pointCoordinates78 21 S 163 30 E 78 350 S 163 500 E 78 350 163 500 The Pyramid GeographyContinentAntarcticaRegionVictoria Land Contents 1 Location 2 Features 2 1 The Almond 2 2 Pyramid Trough 2 3 The Bulwark 3 References 4 SourcesLocation editThe Pyramid is on a promontory on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier between Renegar Glacier to the southwest and Walcott Bay to the northeast Dromedary Glacier is to the northwest Nearby features include The Almond Pyramid Trough and The Bulwark 2 The Alph River flows north through the Pyramid Trough 3 Features editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates nbsp The Pyramid in north of mapThe Almond edit 78 19 S 163 27 E 78 317 S 163 450 E 78 317 163 450 A bare almond shaped ridge of granite which separates the two coalescing channels of Pyramid Trough located just west of The Pyramid on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier Given this descriptive name by the New Zealand VUWAE 1960 61 4 Pyramid Trough edit 78 18 S 163 27 E 78 300 S 163 450 E 78 300 163 450 A deep trough immediately west of The Bulwark through which a part of the Koettlitz Glacier formerly flowed north to Walcott Bay Named by the VUWAE 1960 61 for its proximity to The Pyramid 5 The Bulwark edit 78 17 S 163 33 E 78 283 S 163 550 E 78 283 163 550 A steep walled granite bastion on the west side of Koettlitz Glacier around which the glacier follows on its descent to Walcott Bay First mapped by the BrAE 1910 13 Named by the VUWAE 1960 61 because of its shape 6 References edit Alberts 1995 p 596 Mount Discovery USGS Alph River USGS Alberts 1995 p 14 Alberts 1995 p 597 Alberts 1995 p 104 Sources editAlberts Fred G ed 1995 Geographic Names of the Antarctic PDF 2 ed United States Board on Geographic Names retrieved 2024 01 30 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names Alph River Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Mount Discovery USGS United States Geological Survey retrieved 2024 02 23 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Pyramid Antarctica amp oldid 1210847408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
