Yan'er Dao

Yan'er Dao (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Yan'er Dao  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 1797
Name ID: 106756

Feature type: Island

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

It is an island, surrounded by the coast almost with the same height, the middle of which is flattened rocks, like a platform of gem held by the blue sea. The platform is 63 meters above sea level. It was named when surveying and mapping in 1993.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 22' 44.3" S
-69.37898°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 12' 59.2" E
76.21645°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
63 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Adam Christensen 2009
Catalogue id
IA21757
Caption
Breadloaf Island, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1600 feet. Looking East.
Photographer
Christensen, Adam

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

Name (formerly Yaner Dao), 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-1993

Related information

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