Ormerod Terrace
| Ormerod Terrace | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Willett Range | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 19 ′ S , 160 ° 34 ′ E | |
The Ormerod Terrace is a 3-km and ramp-like plateau in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Willett Range , it is 300 m above the Caffin Valley parallel to the south flank of the McSaveney Spur and slopes moderately to the Webb Glacier . Its mean height is 1600 m .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the Terrace 2005 after Robin Ormerod, 1984-1995 editor of Antarctic of the New Zealand Antarctic Society .
Web links
- Ormerod Terrace in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ormerod Terrace on geographic.org (English)