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