Name details

Jinyin Tan

Jinyin Tan (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Jinyin Tan  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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China Gazetteer Id 138028

Feature type: Beach

Origin

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

Narrative

An icecap area, 585 kilometers away from the Zhongshan Station, is located at the east side of the route, which goes from Zhongshan Station to Dome A. There are several ice hillocks and gaps in the area. The icecap in the east side of JinyinTan is rather gentle and is approximately 2,700 metres high.It was named when satalliate images surveying and mapping in 2000.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 25' 42.2" S
-69.42838°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 03' 04.1" E
76.05114°
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Altitude:
2700 m
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Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
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-2000

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