Name details

Fourcade Glacier

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

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

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Poland Gazetteer Id 116471

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Glacier at the head of Potter Cove, Maxwell Bay. Named in honour of Dr Nestor H. Fourcade from Instituto Antárctico Argentino (Buenos aires), who first geologically elaborated in detail the area between Potter Cove and Stranger point.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 13' 00.0" S
-62.21667°
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Longitude:
58° 40' 00.0" W
-58.66667°
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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:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1980

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