Retrospect track
| Retrospect track | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 84 ° 9 ′ S , 173 ° 12 ′ E | |
Retrospect Spur is an 11 km long ridge in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Maud Mountains , it extends from the base of the Separation Range in a north-northwest direction to the eastern flank of the Hood Glacier .
Participants of the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition (1959-1960) climbed it over the Hood Glacier and named it after the panorama that offered when looking back ( English retrospect ) on the glacier.
Web links
- Retrospect trace in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Retrospect Spur on geographic.org (English)