Name details

Glaciologues, Rocher des

Glaciologues, Rocher des (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Glaciologues, Rocher des  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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France Gazetteer Id 107305

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Narrative

Massif rocheux important surplombant la falaise de glace côtière, vers l'extrémité nord-ouest du cap André-Prud'homme ; emplacement utilisé par les glaciologues des expéditions antarctiques françaises à partir de 1964 comme base de mesures pour leurs études locales sur la bordure de la calotte glaciaire continentale. Toponyme non retenu sur une carte marine classique, mais pouvant présenter un intérêt scientifique ou patrimonial.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 41' 10.0" S
-66.68611°
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Longitude:
139° 54' 42.0" E
139.91167°
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Altitude:
30 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1977

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