Name details

Nanwang Shan

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

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

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China Gazetteer Id 106635

Feature type: Hill

Origin

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

Narrative

Situated in the middle of the southern part of Tri Peninsula, its northern side is connected to an icecap. After climbing to the peak, you can see the Antarctic icecap looking to the south, with a vast expense of whiteness, full of power and grandeur. It was named when surveying and mapping in 1993.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 24' 16.8" S
-69.40466°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 18' 40.3" E
76.31121°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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-1993

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