Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Wangjing Dao (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Wangjing Dao (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island
This name originates from China. It is part of the China Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A small island located north of Zhongshan Station, about 600m from the main building and is about 0.5 sq km in area. The line formed by connecting the station to this island points right toward Beijing. While graphing in January 1989, members from the first Chinese Antarctic Expedition team suggested that the island be named in order to represent their endless nostalgia towards Beijing the capital city.
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