Field firn field
| Field firn field | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Admiralty Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 38 ′ S , 167 ° 0 ′ E | |
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The field firn field is a large firn field in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Admiralty Mountains , it lies between the Homerun Range and the Findlay Range, and between the upper section of the Ebbe Glacier flowing to the northwest and the Tucker Glacier flowing to the southeast .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the firn field after Bradley Field, geologist of the New Zealand Geological Survey , who took part in explorations in northern Victoria Land as part of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program between 1981 and 1982.
Web links
- Field Névé in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Field Névé on geographic.org (English)