Name details

Tessensohnrücken

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

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

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Germany Gazetteer Id 107128

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

Origin

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

Narrative

A ca 25 km long ridge, terminating in the E with Mount McCarthy and in the W with Mount Burton, facing the accumulation zone of Trafalgar Glacier in the N as well as the junction with Wood Glacier and Osuga Glacier, Barker Range, Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Surveyed during the German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition 1984/85 (Ganovex IV).

Named For

Franz Tessensohn (1939-2019), German geopysisist, expedition leader of Ganovex I - III and member of Ganovex IV .

Location

Latitude:
72° 34' 00.0" S
-72.56667°
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Longitude:
166° 40' 00.0" E
166.66667°
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Altitude:
2700 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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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Applied for name approval on 1986-APR-18; factually checked and approved by Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (German PCGN) on 1988-OCT-12; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
28-Mar-1989

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