Name details

Geschiebebach

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

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

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Germany Gazetteer Id 106891

Feature type: Watercourse (10)

Origin

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

Narrative

A creek in the NW of Fildes Peninsula, flowing into Drake Passage, King George Island. Named during expeditions conducted from 1982 to 1985, organized by the Geographical Institute of the University of Heidelberg and the Geomorphological Laboratory of the Freie Universtät Berlin.

Named For

Geschiebe = bedload.

Location

Latitude:
62° 09' 00.0" S
-62.15000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
58° 56' 00.0" W
-58.93333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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

Published by Barsch & Stäblein on the map 'Fildeshalbinsel' at 1:25,000 scale, Berlin 1984; 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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