Kumihimo Iwa

Kumihimo Iwa (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kumihimo Iwa  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 7899
Name ID: 112403

Feature type: Rock (2b)

Origin

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

Narrative

A small rock exposure at the northwest entrance of Fletta, in the Prins Harald Kyst. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1969-84, and named Kumihimo Iwa (braid rock) after nearby Fletta (braid).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 38' 00.0" S
-69.63333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
37° 00' 00.0" E
37.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
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

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
26-Mar-1985

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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