Astrolabe Subglacial Basin

Astrolabe Subglacial Basin is a subglacial basin to the south of the Adélie Coast and east of Porpoise Subglacial Highlands, trending north–south and containing the thickest ice — about 4,700 metres — measured in Antarctica.

Astrolabe Subglacial Basin

Type: Basin with an elevation of 2,495 metres
Description: subglacial basin of Antarctica
Categories: landform and body of water
Location: Antarctica
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Latitude

-70° or 70° south

Longitude

136° east

Elevation

2,495 metres (8,186 feet)

Open location code

3Q2R2222+22

GeoNames ID

6639307

Wikidata ID

Q4811565

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In Other Languages

From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Astrolabe Subglacial Basin” goes by many names.

German: “Astrolabe-Subglazialbecken”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Astrolabe Subglacial Basin”

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