Name details

Blackwall Ice Stream

Blackwall Ice Stream (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Blackwall Ice Stream  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 140255

Feature type: Ice stream

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Ice stream about 380 km long and 20 km wide, flowing north and descending from about 1900 m to about 730 m to join Recovery Glacier between the Argentina Range and Whichaway Nunataks.

Named For

Hugh Blackwall Evans (1874-1975), English-born Canadian naturalist with the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1898-1900 (Southern Cross Expedition), led by Carsten E. Borchgrevink.

Location

Latitude:
82° 52' 00.0" S
-82.86667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
35° 21' 00.0" W
-35.35000°
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Altitude:
1300 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, 30 m resolution
Source Identifier:
SCAR ADD
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
SCAR/British Antarctic Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

GBR

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
14-Jul-2020

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