Heirtzler Fracture Zone

The Heirtzler Fracture Zone (63°30′S 162°30′E / 63.500°S 162.500°E / -63.500; 162.500) is an undersea fracture zone located south of New Zealand, near Antarctica.

Map centred on Heirtzler Fracture Zone's (purple) approximate surface projection on Pacific Ocean showing other nearby named fracture zones (orange). Associated features to fracture zones (lighter orange) and East Pacific Rise (white) are also shown. Click to expand to interactive map.^[1]

The feature was named for James R. Heirtzler, a geophysicist who was a pioneer in geomagnetics studies. The name was proposed by the Lamont–Doherty Geological Observatory (now the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory), and was approved by the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features in 1993.^[2]

References

^ General citations for named fracture zones are at page Wikipedia:Map data/Fracture zone and specific citations are in interactive detail.
^ "Heirtzler Fracture Zone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-09.

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[FZmaplink-1] General citations for named fracture zones are at page Wikipedia:Map data/Fracture zone and specific citations are in interactive detail.

[gnis-2] "Heirtzler Fracture Zone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-09.

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