Name details

Xibei Taidi

Xibei Taidi (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Xibei Taidi  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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China Gazetteer Id 138067

Feature type: Platform

Origin

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

Narrative

Its core area is bule-ice of Xibei Taidi,which is 4~5 km long and 3 km wide.The ice in the internal platform has a lot of cracks,and to the north of the platform is the ancient cirque of Mount Harding and the glacier gravel terminal moraine dam,which is 60~100 meters lower than the platform.During the 16th China Antarctica expedition,Peng Wenjun"s snow motor broke down here,and he was rescued by team members to the camp.It was named when surveying and mapping in the 16th CHINARE in 2000.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 52' 00.0" S
-72.86667°
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Longitude:
74° 56' 00.0" E
74.93333°
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Altitude:
1890 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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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

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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