Xiaogui Shan

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

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

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Place ID: 16300
Name ID: 106722

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 rocky hill located on the east of Zhenxing Matou, and the south of Xiwang Wan. The mountain stands alone in the frozen ice beach by the sea, where snow never melts . The shape of it looks like a turtle, consisting of the back and head of a turtle of black rocks. The highest point is 10 meters above sea level. It was named when surveying and mapping in January 1989.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 22' 14.3" S
-69.37064°
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Longitude:
76° 22' 31.0" E
76.37528°
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Altitude:
10 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:
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:
1-Jan-1989

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