Paris Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 20428
Name ID: 140289

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Glacier about 50 km long, the western of three glaciers flowing from west of Kohler Range into Getz Ice Shelf, between Scott Peninsula and Wright Island.

Named For

Named for the Paris Agreement, a binding International Treaty within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It was agreed at COP21 in Paris, 2015. Part of a naming theme in this area of the locations of major climate treaties, conferences and reports.

Location

Latitude:
74° 36' 00.0" S
-74.60000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
117° 36' 00.0" W
-117.60000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat-8 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
Source Identifier:
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Source Scale:
1:30 m resolution
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
UK APC
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
14-Jun-2021

Related information

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