Bifeng Wan

Bifeng Wan (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bifeng Wan  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 1309
Name ID: 106520

Feature type: Cove

Origin

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

Narrative

A cove between Huaxi Bandao and Haizhu Bandao. At the bottom of the cove is the icecap of Antarctica where the suspended ice is very steep and regularly falls and floats on the sea. In the outer ring of the cove there are several rock island, which is a natural port. It was named when aerial surveying and mapping in 1993.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 24' 54.2" S
-69.41505°
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Longitude:
76° 14' 44.9" E
76.24580°
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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

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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