Name details

Tangyao Subglacial Mountains

Tangyao Subglacial Mountains (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tangyao Subglacial Mountains  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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China Gazetteer Id 140416

Feature type: Subglacial mountains

Origin

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

Narrative

Chinese show the name as Tangyao Bingxiaqunshan. Extremities (Min Latitude) Latitude = 76°02'S; Longitude = 77°16'E; Elevation = -99 m Extremities (Max Latitude) Latitude = 70°07'S; Longitude = 80°24'E; Elevation = 227 m

Named For

Named for Tangyao. It is said that Tangyao was one of the holy Kings in ancient China. When he was the leader of the tribal alliance, the Chinese nation presented a peaceful and prosperous era. Tangyao was not only a model of ideal personality in ethics, but also a model of sovereign governing the country. This is the first Antarctic subglacial mountains named by China. Therefore, we used the name "Tangyao Subglacial Mountains" to display ancient Chinese culture and commemorate ancient outstanding people.

Location

Latitude:
73° 07' 00.0" S
-73.11667°
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Longitude:
76° 41' 00.0" E
76.68333°
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Altitude:
1119.181519 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Field work November, 2015 to April 2020
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
State Council of the People's Republic of China
Source Person:
Prof. Dr. Ai Songtao, ast@whu.edu.cn
Source Publisher:
Polar Research Institute of China
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Apr-2020

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