Name details

Dingsør Dome

Dingsør Dome (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Dingsør Dome  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 124367

Feature type: Dome (12)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small, distinct ice-covered elevation rising inland from the coast, 11 mi S of Point Williams, in Mac. Robertson Land. Discovered in Feb. 1931 by the BANZARE (1929-31) under Douglas Mawson. Named by Mawson after Captain Dingsor, a Norwegian whale fishery inspector who was aboard the Kosmos (Capt. Hans Andresen) in Antarctica that season. The Kosmos had supplied coal to Mawson's ship, the Discovery, on Dec. 29, 1930.

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Location

Latitude:
68° 01' 00.0" S
-68.01667°
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Longitude:
67° 43' 00.0" E
67.71667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1961

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