Name details

Wanglong Yan

Wanglong Yan (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Wanglong Yan  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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China Gazetteer Id 106696

Feature type: Rock

Origin

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

Narrative

A group of giant rocks that lies from 200m south of the Great Wall Station dock to the entrance to Changcheng Wan, which is shaped like the head of a dragon. It was named when surveying and mapping in 1985 to represent the nostalgia of members from the first Chinese Antarctic Expedition team.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 13' 11.1" S
-62.21976°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
58° 57' 18.8" W
-58.95521°
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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:
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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-1985

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