Xiangjiao Shan

Xiangjiao Shan (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Xiangjiao Shan  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 16287
Name ID: 106709

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 rocky hill connected with the north of Fildes Strait and west of Biyu Hu.Its peak is 95 meters above sea level. On the southeast side of the mountain, rocks peel off due to frost weathering, and there was left only a long strip of steep rock peaks. In 1986 the mapping workers buried fault motion deformation monitoring point at the top of the mountain. It was named when aerial photos surveying and mapping in February 1986.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 13' 46.4" S
-62.22956°
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Longitude:
58° 59' 28.5" W
-58.99126°
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Altitude:
95 m
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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, altitude, date named and narrative updated as of request by Songtao Ai of 5 June 2015 (J. Muller)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
2-Jan-1986

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