Name details

Talos Dome

Talos Dome (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Talos Dome  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 405

Feature type: Dome

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An ice dome within the Australian Antarctic Territory near the eastern boundary with the Ross Dependency. It rises to over 2 300 m and overlies the eastern margin of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin. Named after one of the Titans in Greek mythology. Talos was a Cretan giant who assisted Minos in the defence of Crete.

Named For

in association with Titan Dome it is named after one of the Titans in Greek Mythology - Talos was a Cretan giant who assisted Minos in the defence of Crete

Location

Latitude:
73° 00' 00.0" S
-73.00000°
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Longitude:
158° 00' 00.0" E
158.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
3-Dec-1982

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