Name details

Bach Ice Shelf

Bach Ice Shelf (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bach Ice Shelf  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122079

Feature type: Ice shelf (12)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An ice shelf which is irregular in shape and 45 mi in extent, occupying an embayment in the S part of Alexander Island entered between Berlioz and Rossini Points. A minor embayment in this position first appears on the charts of the USAS, which explored the S part of Alexander Island by air and from the ground in 1940. The ice shelf was delineated from air photos obtained by the RARE, 1947-48, by Searle of the FIDS in 1960. Named by UK-APC after Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German composer.

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Location

Latitude:
72° 00' 00.0" S
-72.00000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
72° 00' 00.0" W
-72.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
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-1961

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