Name details

Gelnhausental

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

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

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Germany Gazetteer Id 106887

Feature type: Valley (2g)

Origin

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

Narrative

Glacier valley at the northern edge of Stephenson Bastion, joining with Cornwall Glacier and draining into Recovery Glacier, Shackleton Range, Coats Land. Named during expedition GEISHA (Geologic expedition into the Shackleton Range) 1987/88.

Named For

Gelnhausen, town in Hessen, Germany; founded as Imperial City in 1170 by Kaiser Friedrich I, Holy Roman Emperor, called 'Barbarossa' or 'Redbeard'.

Location

Latitude:
80° 45' 00.0" S
-80.75000°
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Longitude:
27° 00' 00.0" W
-27.00000°
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Altitude:
1300 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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 1993-SEP-24; factually checked and approved by Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (German PCGN) on 1994-MAR-04; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
10-May-1994

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