Name details

Drygalski Ice Tongue

Drygalski Ice Tongue (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Drygalski Ice Tongue  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113192

Feature type: Tongue (12)

Origin

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

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Narrative

An ice tongue which is fed by the David and Larsen Glaciers and is about 25 miles wide at its base along the coast of Victoria Land, extending eastward into the Ross Sea for about 38 miles. Discovered in January 1902 by the NAE, 1901-04, when seeking a harbour for winter quarters. Scott named it for the German Antarctic explorer, Dr Erich von Drygalski.

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Location

Latitude:
75° 24' 00.0" S
-75.40000°
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Longitude:
163° 30' 00.0" E
163.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Comments

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Approval status

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