Arctowski Dome
Arctowski Dome is an axial, main ice dome of King George Island, between 57°45'W and 58°50'W. Named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Henryk Arctowski, a Polish meteorologist.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tern Nunatak.
Tern Nunatak
Peak
Tern Nunatak is a nunatak lying just east of Lussich Cove, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Charted but not named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program. Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is situated 7 km northwest of Arctowski Dome.
Arctowski Dome
- Type: Water
- Also known as: “Arctowski Ice Cap” and “Arctowski Icefield (Dome)”
- Categories: landform and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.11667° or 62° 7′ south
Longitude
-58.28333° or 58° 17′ west
Elevation
295 metres (968 feet)
Open location code
3893VPM8+8M
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Arctowski Dome” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿茨托夫斯基穹”
- German: “Arctowski Dome”
- Italian: “Duomo Arctowski”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Arctowski Dome”
- Polish: “Arctowski Dome”
- Polish: “Kopuła Arctowskiego”
- Portuguese: “Cúpula Arctowski”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Comandante Ferraz and Henryk Arctowski Station.
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Highlights include Krak Glacier and Kraków Peninsula.
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