Name details

Flattunga

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 125177

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 small ice tongue protruding into the sea between Tottsuki Point and Tensoku Rock, at the western end of Prince Olav Coast in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Flattunga (the flat tongue).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 51' 00.0" S
-68.85000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
40° 00' 00.0" E
40.00000°
Unknown precision
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-1968

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