Name details
Wa Dao
Wa Dao (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Wa Dao (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island
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:
- Jesson Island (Australia)
Narrative
A small island dozens of meters away from the northwest corner of the Baisha Zhou, which is separated by water and is less than 0.1 square kilometer large and 59m above sea level at its peak. Shaped as a bullfrog, it was named when surveying and mapping in 1993.
Named For
Location
Images
©Adam Christensen 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21782
- Caption
- Jesson Island, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1800 feet. Looking Northeast.
- Photographer
- Christensen, Adam
Map
Source
Comments
Coordinates, altitude, date named and narrative updated as of request by Songtao Ai of 5 June 2015 (J. Muller)Approval status
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