Name details

Dotson Ice Shelf

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 124463

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 about 30 mi wide between Martin and Bear Peninsulas on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. First mapped by USGS from air photos obtained by USN Operation HighJump in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. William A. Dotson, USN, formerly Officer in Charge of the Ice Reconnaissance Unit of the Naval Oceanographic Office, killed in a plane crash in Alaska in November 1964 while on an ice reconnaissance mission.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 24' 00.0" S
-74.40000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
112° 22' 00.0" W
-112.36667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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-1967

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