Name details

Temple Glacier

Temple Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Temple Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111529

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

flowing NW into Lanchester Bay, Davis Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of aviation grouped in this area, named after Félix Du Temple (1823-90), of the French Navy, designer in 1857 of the first powered model aeroplane to rise unaided, fly freely and land safely (APC, 1960, p.7; BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 00' 00.0" S
-64.00000°
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Longitude:
59° 53' 00.0" W
-59.88333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Sep-1960

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