Name details

Guimenguan Xia

Guimenguan Xia (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Guimenguan Xia  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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China Gazetteer Id 138015

Feature type: Gorge

Origin

This name originates from China. It is part of the China Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A highland at the entrance of the Tingtao Wan, the steep rocks on two sides form the narrow gate of the entrance. If a small boat enter the bay from here, you look above the two sides, the cliffs are likely to fall, decayed rocks look rough, it makes people afraid. It was named when surveying and mapping in 1993.

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Location

Latitude:
69° 25' 57.7" S
-69.43269°
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Longitude:
76° 00' 04.9" E
76.00136°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

New entry as of request by Songtao Ai of 05 June 2015 (J. Muller)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1993

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