McPhail Turrets

Status

• New name for an unnamed feature.
• This name decision / determination was published in the New Zealand Gazette on 17 June 2010 - see 17 June 2010 NZGB public notice of decisions.

Description & location

Rock feature - lower Wright Glacier, Antarctica. 77°28'15"S, 162°42'E to 77°27'30"S, 162°46'E.

Distinctive rock formations extending over the north-eastern end of Nichols Ridge, located in north-east Asgard Range, and south of Lake Brownworth. The feature is depicted on topographic maps: USGS Lake Brownworth (1:50,000); USGS ST57-60/6 Ross Island (1:250,000); and NZMS 166 ST58-61/5 McMurdo Sound (1:250,000).

Report

You can read the McPhail Turrets Proposal Summary Report (PDF 403KB - also available in HTML), which was considered on 31 March 2010 by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB). The report includes printable maps.

Maps

Map showing the location of McPhail Turrets.