Name details

Kyoto Glacier

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 140292

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 about 75 km long, flowing from north of Executive Committee Range into Getz Ice Shelf, to the west of Siple Island.

Named For

Named for the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, formally accepted at COP3, Kyoto, 1997. The Protocol legally binds developed countries to emission reduction targets. Part of a naming theme in this area of the locations of major climate treaties, conferences and reports.

Location

Latitude:
74° 50' 24.0" S
-74.84000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
124° 20' 24.0" W
-124.34000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat-8 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
Source Identifier:
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Source Scale:
1:30 m resolution
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
UK APC
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
14-Jun-2021

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