Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Talos Dome (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Talos Dome (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Dome
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:
An ice dome within the Australian Antarctic Territory near the eastern boundary with the Ross Dependency. It rises to over 2 300 m and overlies the eastern margin of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin. Named after one of the Titans in Greek mythology. Talos was a Cretan giant who assisted Minos in the defence of Crete.
in association with Titan Dome it is named after one of the Titans in Greek Mythology - Talos was a Cretan giant who assisted Minos in the defence of Crete
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