Name details

Jinggang Shan

Jinggang Shan (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Jinggang Shan  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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China Gazetteer Id 106592

Feature type: Peak

Origin

This name originates from China. It is part of the China Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The highest mountain in Stornes Peninsula, the highest point of which is 1,589 metres above sea level. The north side of the mountain is covered with icecap all year round and Jingpo Hu lies in the west while Xing Hu lies in the north. This place was named after the Chinese famous mountain according to the aerial photos surveying and mapping in 1990.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 25' 32.6" S
-69.42572°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 06' 14.4" E
76.10401°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
159 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Adam Christensen 2009
Catalogue id
IA21753
Caption
Blundell Peak, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1100 feet. Looking Southeast.
Photographer
Christensen, Adam

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates, altitude, date named and narrative updated as of request by Songtao Ai of 5 June 2015 (J. Muller)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1990

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