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New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

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The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s.[1]

Features named by the expeditions

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1957–1958 expedition

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The 1957–1958 expedition went to the Ross Dependency[2] and named the Borchgrevink Glacier. Other features named include:

1958–1959 expedition

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1960–1961 expedition

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1961–1962 expedition

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1962–1963 expedition

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1963–1964 expedition

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1964–1965 expedition

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1965–1966 expedition

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1967–1968 expedition

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1969–1970 expedition

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Quartermain, L. B. (1971). New Zealand and the Antarctic. Wellington, New Zealand: Government Printer. OCLC 211797.
  2. ^ New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, June 1963.
  3. ^ "Carter Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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