Name details

Venus Glacier

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111754

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 E into George VI Sound between Keystone Cliffs and Bandstone Block, E Alexander Island, was partially photographed from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935, and roughly surveyed from the ground by BGLE in 1936; photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and further surveyed near its mouth by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1949; in association with the names of planets in this area, named after Venus (APC, 1955, p.22; DOS 610 sheet W 71 68, 1960); mapped over its length by FIDS in 1959 from RARE air photographs.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 36' 00.0" S
-71.60000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
68° 27' 00.0" W
-68.45000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Mar-1955

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