Mifeng Yu

Mifeng Yu (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mifeng Yu  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 9529
Name ID: 106627

Feature type: Island

Origin

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

Narrative

In the sea area due west of the Gemel Peak, there is a group of islands that cluster together, among which there is a comparatively bigger island surrounded by four small islands, with an altitude of tens of meters, and seen from a distance, the blue sea is like an army of bees paddling the water. It was named when aerial photos surveying and mapping in 1986.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 11' 37.2" S
-62.19366°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
59° 02' 29.7" W
-59.04158°
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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:
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-1986

Related information

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