Name details

Swinburne Ice Shelf

Swinburne Ice Shelf (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Swinburne Ice Shelf  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 132413

Feature type: Ice shelf (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 ice shelf just N of Edward VII Peninsula and the Alexandra Mountains in the S part of Sulzberger Bay. The ice shelf is 20 mi long and 5 mi wide and extends from Fisher Island to White Islands. It was photographed from aircraft and mapped by the ByrdAE, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. H.W Swinburne, Jr., Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Deep Freeze 1970 and 1971.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 10' 00.0" S
-77.16667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
153° 55' 00.0" W
-153.91667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1971

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