Taiping Wan

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

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

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Place ID: 1427
Name ID: 106678

Feature type: Cove

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 gulf between Tianlong Peninsula and Situerneisi Peninsula, has a narrow bay outside, a wide bottom and a bay inside. This gulf is a shelter against the wind and brings serene waters. This place was named when mapping the topography in 1992.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 23' 51.8" S
-69.39772°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 07' 21.2" E
76.12255°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21752
Caption
Blair Bay, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1300 feet. Looking North.
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-1992

Related information

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