Pemmican Step
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 Topographic map of the Tucker Glacier with the Pemmican Step (top) and the Biscuit Step (middle) |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Type | Glacier break | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 0 ′ S , 167 ° 33 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Tucker Glacier | |
The Pemmican Step is next to the Biscuit Step one of the two steps in the course of the Tucker Glacier in East Antarctica Victoria Land . It lies above the confluence of the Leander Glacier . Its southern section is heavily furrowed, while the northern part is ideal for dog sledding.
Participants in a 1957-1958 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named them after the pemmican that was part of their food rations.
Web links
- Pemmican step in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pemmican Step on geographic.org (English)