Wega, Canale

Wega, Canale (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Wega, Canale  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18410
Name ID: 136633

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Narrative

Submarine channel along the continental rise off of the George V Land, between Jussieu Channel and Buffon Canyon. It is 30 km wide and about 100 km long with direction from South to North. Discovered in March 2000 during a survey under the WEGA (WilkEs basin GlAcial history) Project, a joint Italian and Australian Antarctic programme.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 15' 00.0" S
-65.25000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
144° 00' 00.0" E
144.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
6-Dec-2007

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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