Quarisen

Quarisen (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Quarisen  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 11761
Name ID: 115798

Feature type: Ice shelf (12)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The ice shelf on the W side of Søråsen, Kronprinsesse Märtha Kyst. After Leslie Quar, radio mechanic and reserve operator, electrician and assistant to the scientists during NBSAE, 1949-52. Quar was drowned on february 24, 1951.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 15' 00.0" S
-71.25000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
11° 00' 00.0" W
-11.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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