Name details

Wit Stwosz Icefall

Wit Stwosz Icefall (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Wit Stwosz Icefall  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Poland Gazetteer Id 116705

Feature type: Icefall (12)

Origin

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

Narrative

Large icefall, outlet of Kraków Icefield at Legru Bay, Bransfield Strait. Named in honour of Wit Stwosz (1445-1533), the famous master of wooden altar masterpiece of Our Lady Church (Mariacki Church) in Cracow, carved by him from 1477 to 1487.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 09' 00.0" S
-62.15000°
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Longitude:
58° 12' 00.0" W
-58.20000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1980

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