Name details

Tai Shan

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

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

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China Gazetteer Id 106634

Feature type: Hill

Origin

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

Narrative

Tai Shan is a steep and stone-formed mountain that lies on the north coast of the Nelson Island to the south of Sanmen Xia. The peak is 90 meters high. Near a stone in east part of the mountain, there inhabits lots of giant petrels to reproduce offspring, which forms a unique scenery. It was named when aerial photos surveying and mapping in February 1986.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 14' 13.2" S
-62.23699°
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Longitude:
59° 00' 11.5" W
-59.00319°
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Altitude:
90 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
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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

Name (formerly Nantai Shan), coordinates, date named and narrative updated as of request by Songtao Ai of 5 June 2015 (J. Muller)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
2-Jan-1986

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