Priestley firn field
| Priestley firn field | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 35 ′ S , 160 ° 20 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Priestley Glacier | |
The Priestley Firn Field is a firn field in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It lies at the head of the Priestley Glacier .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it around 1966 based on the name of the Priestley Glacier. Its namesake is the British geologist and polar explorer Raymond Priestley (1886–1974).
Web links
- Priestley Névé in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Priestley Névé on geographic.org (English)