Matthes, Glaciar

Matthes, Glaciar (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Matthes, Glaciar  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 9152
Name ID: 135025

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Fue descubierto por Sir Hubert Wilkins durante un vuelo del 20 de diciembre de 1928 y fotografiado desde el aire por el USAS en 1940. Fue cartografiado por el FIDS en 1947. El nombre corresponde al apellido de François E. Matthes, glaciólogo y geólogo jefe del U.S. Geological Survey. Glaciar de unas 9 millas de largo, que fluye hacia la ensenada Whirlwind entre los glaciares Demorest y Chamberlin, en la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

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Location

Latitude:
67° 30' 00.0" S
-67.50000°
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Longitude:
65° 38' 00.0" W
-65.63333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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