Sjögren Glacier Tongue (historical) (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Sjögren Glacier Tongue (historical) (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Tongue
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:
Formerly the mainly floating extension of Sjögren Glacier (q.v.), Trinity Peninsula, following survey by FIDS, 1960-61, was so named in association with the glacier. Reported to have disappeared, February 1994. Landsat 7 ETM satellite imagery confirmed this, February 2000. The area is now covered by the Prince Gustav Channel (q.v.). Formerly, the feature was a tongue of ice between 5 and 7 miles wide, extending 15 miles from Sjögren Glacier across Prince Gustav Channel toward Persson Island. The description was revised 17 July 2007.
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