Name details

Potsdamgletscher

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

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

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Germany Gazetteer Id 107052

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 glacier flows from ist head (-71,2°lat, +11°long) between the N extremity of Wohlthatmassiv and the nunataks of Lingetoppane in NE direction, turning to S-N direction, passing Schirmacheroase, and flowing into Nivlisen, Prinsesse Astrid Kyst, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Named during a field campaign 1997/98 for ERS1/2 Satellite Interferometry when intensive measurements were carried out on the glacier resulting in a consolidated outline of the glacier's catchment area.

Named For

Potsdam, Capital of the Land Brandenburg, Germany; for more than a century Potsdam was and is a centre of geo-scientific research.

Location

Latitude:
70° 50' 00.0" S
-70.83333°
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Longitude:
12° 40' 00.0" E
12.66667°
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Altitude:
800 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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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 1999-JAN-14; factually checked and approved by Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (German PCGN) on 1999-MAR-10; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
18-Jun-1999

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