Name details

Obersee

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

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

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Germany Gazetteer Id 107028

Feature type: Water body (11)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Obersee (Norwegian name Øvresjøen), confined by the mountains Seekopf and Sjøneset, located at the NE extremity of Otto-von-Gruber-Gebirge, is a permanently frozen melt-water lake located at a higher level than the lake Untersee, Wohlthatmassiv, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher.

Named For

Lake located at a higher level, compared to the lake 'Untersee' located at a lower level.

Location

Latitude:
71° 17' 00.0" S
-71.28333°
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Longitude:
13° 39' 00.0" E
13.65000°
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Altitude:
795 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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

Published by Gruber, O.v. (1942): Das Wohlthat-Massiv im Kartenbild, in: Ritscher, A. (Editor): Deutsche Antarktische Expedition 1938/39 mit dem Flugzeugstützpunkt der Lufthansa A.G. M.S. 'Schwabenland'. - 1. Band, Wissenschaftliche und fliegerische Erlebnisse, Koehler & Amelang; Leipzig 1942. - Name approved by German Ministry of Foreign Affaires in Bundesanzeiger 4, Nr. 149: 1-2, 5. August 1952; Bonn. - Verification/correction of geographical location and revision of orthography by Brunk, K. (1986): Kartographische Arbeiten und deutsche Namengebung in Neuschwabenland.- Bisherige Arbeiten, Rekonstruktion der Flugwege der Deutschen Antarktischen Expedition 1938/39 und Neubearbeitung des deutschen Namengutes in Neuschwabenland. Deutsche Geodätische Kommision, Reihe E, Nr. 24; Frankfurt am Main.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
12-Jul-1952

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