Name details

Dibble Glacier Colony

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 140466

Feature type: Colony

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A colony of emperor penguins located on the fast ice at the western side of the Dibble Iceberg Tongue, and north of the Dibble Glacier, Wilkes Coast, Wilkes Land. It was discovered by BAS in a satellite image taken in October 2009. Note: emperor penguin colonies may not remain in one fixed location.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 55' 48.0" S
-65.93000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
134° 43' 48.0" E
134.73000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
14-Jun-2023

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