Lake Kitezh

Kitezh, Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Lake Kitezh  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 7587
Name ID: 127454

Feature type: Water body (11)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A lake 0.3 mi long near the center of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. The largest of many lakes on the peninsula, it has been used as a reservoir by the SovAE Bellingshausen Station and the Chilean Rodolfo Marsh Station. The name is adapted from the Russian "Ozero Kitezh" used in a 1973 geographical report by L.S. Govorukha and I.M. Simonov. Named after Kitezh, an ancient Russian city of legendary fame.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 12' 00.0" S
-62.20000°
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Longitude:
58° 58' 00.0" W
-58.96667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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