Name details

Würfelturm

Würfelturm (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

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

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Germany Gazetteer Id 139318

Feature type: Butte

Origin

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

Narrative

The butte is vertically towering several hundreds of metres, SW of the peak Schneeglocke and NW of the three-humped mountain Kamelbuckel, Vinten-Johansenegga, Holtedahlfjella, Kurzegebirge, Orvinfjella, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Very likely a first ascent on 2019-JAN-07 during a privately organized expedition, motivated by mountain climbing, nature studies and journalistic interests, called International Queen Maud Land Expedition 2018/19.

Named For

A conspicuous, almost perfectly shaped cubic butte.

Location

Latitude:
71° 49' 48.0" S
-71.83000°
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Longitude:
8° 58' 02.4" E
8.96733°
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Altitude:
2249 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
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

Applied for name approval on 2019-FEB-27; factually checked and approved by StAGN (German PCGN) on 2019-MAR-06; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR/IASC.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
14-Jun-2019

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