Jubao Subglacial Basin

Jubao Subglacial Basin (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Jubao Subglacial Basin  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 20438
Name ID: 140418

Feature type: Subglacial basin

Origin

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

Narrative

Chinese show the name as Jubao Bingxiapendi. Extremities (Min Latitude) Latitude = 73°49'S; Longitude = 84°41'E; Elevation = 2 m Extremities (Max Latitude) Latitude = 70°35'S; Longitude = 83°58'E; Elevation = 206 m

Named For

The "Jubaopen" comes from the ancient Chinese legend, with a good meaning of wealth and prosperity. Resources play an important role in the development of human society. The rich mineral resources in Antarctic can contribute to future development. The basin is located in the central region of the East Antarctic and has significant representative significance, so it is named "Jubao Subglacial Basin".

Location

Latitude:
72° 31' 00.0" S
-72.51667°
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Longitude:
84° 02' 00.0" E
84.03333°
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Altitude:
-109.433594 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Field work November, 2015 to April 2020
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Polar Research Institute of China
Source Person:
Prof. Dr. Ai Songtao, ast@whu.edu.cn
Source Publisher:
Polar Research Institute of China
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Apr-2020

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