Vincennes Subglacial Basin

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

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

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Place ID: 15522
Name ID: 2507

Feature type: Subglacial basin

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The subglacial basin lies within the Australian Antarctic Territory north of Dome C. It runs ENE-WSW and joins the Adventure Subglacial Trench with the Aurora Subglacial Basin.

Named For

Named after the Vincennes, the command ship of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-42.

Location

Latitude:
73° 00' 00.0" S
-73.00000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
122° 00' 00.0" E
122.00000°
Unknown precision
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:
26-Jul-1983

Related information

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