Name details

Tatsu Glacier

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 140223

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

Glacier 2 km long, flowing east from Dragon Peak, to the north of Ryu Ridge, Finlandia Foothills, Alexander Island.

Named For

The name is Japanese for dragon, following a theme of names for dragons in this area. The area had not been visited previously and the first field party (January 2018) were reminded of old maps and charts where uncharted areas were decorated with dragons and other mythical beasts.

Location

Latitude:
69° 55' 04.4" S
-69.91788°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
70° 03' 29.2" W
-70.05811°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
USGS Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica and SCAR Antarctic Digital Database in UK APC GIS; WorldView II satellite image 2012-12-08, 30 m; 0.5 m World View resolution image
Source Identifier:
https://apc.antarctica.ac.uk/
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
British Antarctic Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
10-May-2018

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