Ma'an Shan

Ma'an Shan (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Ma'an Shan  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 8772
Name ID: 106622

Feature type: Hill

Origin

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

Narrative

A small saddle-shaped rolling hill, adjacent to the west Daming Hu, located at east bank of southern Nella Fiord, has steep cliffs in the ocean side and gentle slope on the eastern side; it south extends to the Longquan Hu. It was named when aerial photos surveying and mapping in January 1990 based on its shape and an altitude of 57 meters only.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 23' 09.1" S
-69.38586°
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Longitude:
76° 22' 27.0" E
76.37416°
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Altitude:
57 m
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

Name (formerly Maan Shan), 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-1990

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