Feature Name (see definition): Gargoyle Turrets

Feature Class (see definition): Pillar

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 19135

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 09' 51" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 161° 38' 43" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.1641667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 161.6452778

Elevation (see definition): 1300

Decision Year (see definition): 01/15/2008

Description (see definition): A group of three prominent sandstone buttresses rising to c. 1300 meters at the top of steep cliffs above Miller Glacier in NW Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The group stands 1.5 miles SW of Queer Mountain. So named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2006) because the massive upper sandstone unit has weathered into steep and cavernously sculptured tors which, when seen from below, have the appearance of gargoyle carvings.

Date Created (see definition): 01/21/2008

Date Edited (see definition): No data