Name details

Shennong Glacier

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 136944

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A glacier flowing to Ingrid Christensen Coast and entering Prydz Bay between Bolinger islands and Stornes Peninsula where it forms a short glacier tongue. The glacier was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. The spelling form Shennong Bingchaun (Shennong Glacier) was approved by the Chinese Place-name Committee. Not: Shennong Bingchaun.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 30' 11.0" S
-69.50306°
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Longitude:
76° 01' 59.0" E
76.03306°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Comments

new adopted name (R.Payne, 21.1.10)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
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