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)
Xiongmao Dao (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Xiongmao 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.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
It is the largest island among the Larsemann Hills, with some mountainous in the east and some small freshwater lakes in the west. The shape of the island is like a giant seal playing in the water. It was named when surveying and mapping in 1993.
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