Xianweng He
Xianweng He is a stream in Antarctica. Xianweng He is situated nearby to the neighborhood President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base, as well as near Professor Julio Escudero Base.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fildes Peninsula and Davies Heights.
Fildes Peninsula
Protected area
Photo: Arcibel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fildes Peninsula is a 7 km long peninsula that forms the south-western end of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named from association with nearby Fildes Strait by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960; the strait was likely named for Robert Fildes, a British sealer of the 1800s.
Davies Heights
Peak
The Davies Heights are an elevated area, roughly elliptical in form and 1 nautical mile long, rising to 150 metres in north-central Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. Davies Heights is situated 3 km south of Xianweng He.
Square End Island
Islet
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of 3,687 km2. They lie about 120 kilometres north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between 430 and 900 km southwest of the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands. Square End Island is situated 3 km west of Xianweng He.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base
Neighborhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay, at the west end of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base is situated 4½ km south of Xianweng He.
Xianweng He
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.16° or 62° 9′ 36″ southLongitude
-58.93333° or 58° 56′ westElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
3893R3R8+2MGeoNames ID
6628350
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