Köppengletscher

Köppengletscher (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Köppengletscher  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 7755
Name ID: 106961

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

This name originates from Germany. It is part of the Germany Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A glacier, draining the Lagrange Nunataks into Slessor Glacier, Shackleton Range, Coats Land. Named during expedition GEISHA (Geologic expedition into the Shackleton Range) 1987/88.

Named For

Wladimir Peter Köppen (1846-1940), notable meteorologist and climatologist, 1875-1918 Head of the Meteorological Department of the Marine Weather Service Hamburg, Germany.

Location

Latitude:
80° 18' 00.0" S
-80.30000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
28° 00' 00.0" W
-28.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1000 m
Unknown precision

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

Applied for name approval on 1993-SEP-24; factually checked and approved by Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (German PCGN) on 1994-MAR-04; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
10-May-1994

Related information

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