Name details

Fenristunga

Fenristunga (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Fenristunga  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 125039

Feature type: None recorded.

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

A sloping field of ice within the rock walls of hairpin-shaped Fenriskjeften Mountain, in the Drygalski Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Fenristunga (Fenrir's tongue) in association with Fenriskjeften Mountain.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 52' 00.0" S
-71.86667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
8° 17' 00.0" E
8.28333°
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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:
Unknown
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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