Hercules firn field
| Hercules firn field | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Mountaineer Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 4 ′ S , 165 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| drainage | various glaciers | |
The Hercules Firn Field is a firn field on the northern edge of the Mountaineer Range in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is bounded by the Deception Plateau , the Astronaut Glacier and the Retreat Hills, as well as by the Meander Glacier and the Gair Glacier , two western side glaciers of the Mariner Glacier .
The northern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1966-1967) named it after the Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the United States Navy , with which the group was transported and which ended up on the firn field.
Web links
- Hercules Névé in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hercules Névé on geographic.org (English)