Aomen Dao

Aomen Dao (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Aomen Dao  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 12699
Name ID: 106507

Feature type: Island

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small island 1 km southwest to Xianggang Dao. It covers an area about 0.4 square kilometre. It has a shape of a spoon, in the middle of it is a freshwater lake surrounded by cliffs. The handle is joined by several small mountains, facing the Tianlong Peninsula in its north. It was named when surveying and mapping in January 1993.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 23' 04.2" S
-69.38450°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 06' 57.9" E
76.11608°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21817
Caption
Sandercock Island, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1500 feet. Looking Southeast.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

Map

Source

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

Comments

Coordinates, date named and narrative updated as of request by Songtao Ai of 5 June 2015 (J. Muller)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1993

Related information

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