Otago trail
| Otago trail | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ohio Range , Horlick Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 84 ° 45 ′ S , 114 ° 10 ′ W | |
The Otago Spur is a small rock spur in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . In the Ohio Range of the Horlick Mountains , it extends from the Buckeye Table west of Discovery Ridge in a northerly direction.
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1958 to 1959. A team of geologists from the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program examined it between 1983 and 1984 and gave it its name. Namesake is the University of Otago , alma mater of Jonathan Aitchison, who belonged to this team.
Web links
- Otago trace in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Otago Spur on geographic.org (English)