Name details

The Cauldron

Cauldron, The (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

The Cauldron  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 138185

Feature type:

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

"A remarkable feature, giving the immediate visual impression of a large amphitheatre located on the eastern side of the Denman Glacier approximately 1.5km south of Cape Jones, Queen Mary Land. Feature bounded in west by ice-cliffs associated with narrow glacier tongue, up to 150m wide, which has split from eastern side of Denman Glacier. In north, east and south bounded by ice-free rock associated with ice cliffs created by severe wind-scour. Floor formed by melt-water lake, ~500m long north-south and up to ~180m wide east-west, into which have toppled glacial ice fragments. The feature was noted from the air while establishing mapping control station NMS282 in February 1986. It gives the impression of a ""witch's cauldron""."

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 38' 54.0" S
-66.64833°
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Longitude:
99° 23' 39.0" E
99.39417°
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Altitude:
0 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
7-Jun-2016

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