Webb Névé

Webb Névé (72°42′S 166°18′E / 72.700°S 166.300°E / -72.700; 166.300Coordinates: 72°42′S 166°18′E / 72.700°S 166.300°E / -72.700; 166.300) is the névé at the head of Seafarer Glacier in Victoria Land. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1966–67, after the appointed Public Relations Officer Dexter Webb, who was killed before taking up the appointment.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Webb Névé" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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