Name StatusApprovedFeatureSnowfieldNZ Gazette Reference2003 (17) p.504DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA snowfield with an area of approximately 65km2 in the Churchill Mountains. The snowfield rises to over 1200m and is nearly encircled by ridges connecting Mount Field, Mount Durnford and Mount Liard. Named after Alan K Cooper, marine geophysicist, USGS, Menlo Park, CA; involved in drilling and seismic studies of the Antarctic continental margin for deriving paleoenvironments and ice sheet history, 1984-2002.