Name details

Svenner Channel

Svenner Channel (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Svenner Channel  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2594

Feature type: Channel

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A channel in the sea floor on the southeastern floor of Prydz Bay. It consists of two deeps each deeper than 750m. The southwestern one is 22km long and 5km wide and the northeastern is 70 km long with an average width of 17km.

Named For

Named in association with the Rauer Group.

Location

Latitude:
68° 51' 29.9" S
-68.85830°
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Longitude:
76° 20' 29.8" E
76.34160°
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Altitude:
-750 m
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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-Apr-1998

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