Transcribed from item: Documentation notes: 1976-2-1A to 1976-2-1J: Panorama (from near New Zealand Pass to the Carstensz Glacier) taken from survey print CA. Compare with 1972-2-4, 1973-2-1. 1a-1d: Eastern portion of Northwall Firn. 1e, 1f: Meren Glacier. 1g: Middenspits. 1h-1j: Carstensz Glacier. Also: Composite of complete panorama. 1976. Taken by Dr. L. Hansen, Mödling, Austria, during the Austrian Carstensz Expedition, at the end of August, 1976. Dr. Hansen surveyed the fronts of the Meren and Carstensz Glaciers, determining a retreat of 200 m for the Meren, and 50 m for the Carstensz, since March 1973. Prints have been taken from the original negatives supplied by Dr. Hansen. Only the lower limits of the ice cover can be discerned in most photographs because of heavy overcast during Hansen's visit. Envelope notes:Carstensz, Northwall, Meren & Middenspits Glaciers, Carstensz Range, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia. 1976:2:1, :2:1a-j, :3:1a-c, :3:4, :3:1-3, :5:1a-c, & :5:1(composite). Contained in folder: Carstensz, Northwall, Meren & Middenspits Glaciers, Carstensz Range, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia - 1976. Cataloguer's note: Coordinates given are for Meren Glacier (no record of Middenspits in GeoNames index).
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Transcribed from item: Documentation notes: 1976-2-1A to 1976-2-1J: Panorama (from near New Zealand Pass to the Carstensz Glacier) taken from survey print CA. Compare with 1972-2-4, 1973-2-1. 1a-1d: Eastern portion of Northwall Firn. 1e, 1f: Meren Glacier. 1g: Middenspits. 1h-1j: Carstensz Glacier. Also: Composite of complete panorama. 1976. Taken by Dr. L. Hansen, Mödling, Austria, during the Austrian Carstensz Expedition, at the end of August, 1976. Dr. Hansen surveyed the fronts of the Meren and Carstensz Glaciers, determining a retreat of 200 m for the Meren, and 50 m for the Carstensz, since March 1973. Prints have been taken from the original negatives supplied by Dr. Hansen. Only the lower limits of the ice cover can be discerned in most photographs because of heavy overcast during Hansen's visit. Envelope notes:Carstensz, Northwall, Meren & Middenspits Glaciers, Carstensz Range, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia. 1976:2:1, :2:1a-j, :3:1a-c, :3:4, :3:1-3, :5:1a-c, & :5:1(composite). Contained in folder: Carstensz, Northwall, Meren & Middenspits Glaciers, Carstensz Range, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia - 1976. Cataloguer's note: Coordinates given are for Meren Glacier (no record of Middenspits in GeoNames index).
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