Name details

Admiralen Glacier

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 138352

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

1.5 km long glacier flowing east between Admiralen Peak and Lange Glacier, King George Island. Named from proximity to Admiralen Peak to the north and after Admiralen (Kapt. Søren Andersen), the first modern floating factory ship, owned by A/S Ørnen and first operated in Admiralty Bay, January 1906.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 06' 00.0" S
-62.10000°
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Longitude:
58° 31' 00.0" W
-58.51667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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

request by Adrian Fox, June 2018

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
9-Nov-2016

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