Name details

Sunshine Glacier

Sunshine Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Sunshine Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 132348

Feature type: Glacier (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.

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Narrative

Glacier, 3 mi long and 2 mi wide, flowing S into Iceberg Bay on the S coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It is the largest glacier on the S side of Coronation Island and terminates in ice cliffs up to 60 m high. Surveyed in 1948-49 by the FIDS and so named by them because, when all else was in shadow, small gaps in the clouds above frequently allowed patches of sunshine to appear on the surface of this glacier.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 38' 00.0" S
-60.63333°
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Longitude:
45° 30' 00.0" W
-45.50000°
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Altitude:
60 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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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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