Mirinae Glacier

Mirinae Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mirinae Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19343
Name ID: 137692

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

This name originates from Korea, Republic of. It is part of the The Gazetteer of Korea and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

"Mirinae" is the original Korean word for the galaxy. Here, the glaciers have various shapes and hues and are spread like the galaxy in the night sky.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 11' 50.0" S
-62.19722°
Accurate to 2m
Longitude:
58° 43' 30.0" W
-58.72500°
Accurate to 2m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Accurate to 2m

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Topographic Map, 63003079, 63003080, 63003090
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
National Geographic Information Institute
Source Person:
Lim, Joo-Bin
Source Publisher:
National Geographic Information Institut
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Named by Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-May-2012

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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