Name details

Godel Iceport

Godel Iceport (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Godel Iceport  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 125763

Feature type: Harbour (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 iceport about 5 mi wide, which marks a more-or-less permanent indentation in the seaward front of the extensive ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land. Named by USN OpDFrz I personnel on the USS Glacier, which made a running survey of this coast in March 1956, for William H. Godel, deputy director of the Office of Special Operations, Dept. of the Navy, who assisted in formulating expedition plans and policy.

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Location

Latitude:
70° 09' 00.0" S
-70.15000°
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Longitude:
21° 45' 00.0" E
21.75000°
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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 Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1956

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