Kraków Dome

Kraków Dome is the ice dome covering , , in the . The name Kopula Krakowa, after , the old capital of Poland, was applied to this feature by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980.
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Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
  • Type: Water
  • Description: ice dome in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Krakow Icefield”, “Kraków Icefield”, and “Kraków Icefield (Dome,Peninsula)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.

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The is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program. is situated 9 km northwest of Kraków Dome.

Kraków Dome

Latitude
-62.13759° or 62° 8′ 15″ south
Longitude
-58.27358° or 58° 16′ 25″ west
Elevation
287 metres (942 feet)
Open location code
3893VP6G+XH
Geo­Names ID
6639015
Wiki­data ID
Q6435947
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Satellite Map

Discover Kraków Dome from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Kraków Dome” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “克拉科夫穹”
  • French: “Dôme Cracovie”
  • French: “Dôme Kraków”
  • German: “Kraków Dome”
  • Italian: “Duomo Cracovia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Krakow Dome”
  • Polish: “Kopuła Krakowa”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Comandante Ferraz and Henryk Arctowski Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kraków Peninsula and Arctowski Dome.

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