Name details

Damaskegletscher

Damaskegletscher (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Damaskegletscher  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Germany Gazetteer Id 106848

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

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

Narrative

The accumulation zone of the glacier lies in the NE angle of the ridge Kreuzkamm and is a tributary glacier of Meander Glacier, Mountaineer Range, Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land. Named during the German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition 1982/83 (Ganovex III).

Named For

Detlef Damaske, German geophysisist during Ganovex II.

Location

Latitude:
73° 22' 00.0" S
-73.36667°
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Longitude:
166° 57' 00.0" E
166.95000°
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Altitude:
800 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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

Applied for name approval on 1984-JUN-13; factually checked and approved by Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (German PCGN) on 1985-MAR-05; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Apr-1985

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