Fritz-Loewe, Plateau

Fritz-Loewe, Plateau (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Fritz-Loewe, Plateau  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 4975
Name ID: 107299

Feature type: Plateau

Origin

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

Narrative

Partie du plateau glaciaire continental situé au sud de Port-Martin ; nom donné en la mémoire du géophysicien Fritz Loewe (1895-1974), représentant australien au sein de la deuxième expédition antarctique française en terre Adélie, (hivernage 1951-52 à Port-Martin), pour ses travaux de glaciologie et de météorologie dans cette région. Toponyme non retenu sur une carte marine classique, mais pouvant présenter un intérêt scientifique ou patrimonial.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 59' 30.0" S
-66.99167°
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Longitude:
141° 34' 00.0" E
141.56667°
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Altitude:
800 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1977

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