Name details

Jinbu Hu

Jinbu Hu (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Jinbu Hu  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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China Gazetteer Id 106590

Feature type: Water body

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

A big fresh-water lake in the eastern Larsemann Hills, located at the common boundary of icecap and a group of uncovered rocks, has an area of 0.16 sq m. The lake is surrounded by mountains and mountains, the south bank of which stands Hunan Shan, Luojia Shan and Changbai Shan. The lake is plenty deep and contains a great amount of water. Because of the lake's location, southwest to the Old Russian Progress Station, it was named when surveying and mapping in 1992.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 24' 10.5" S
-69.40291°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 23' 18.1" E
76.38837°
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Altitude:
58 m
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Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21813
Caption
Progress Lake, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

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, 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-1992

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