Kupol Ciolkovskogo
| Kupol Ciolkovskogo | ||
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| location | Tsiolkovsky Island , Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 3 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Kupol Ciolkovskogo (English transcription from Russian Купол Циолковского Kupol Ziolkowskowo ) is an ice dome in the Fimbul Ice Shelf off the Princess Martha coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land .
Russian scientists named them based on the name of the island that is home to them. Its namesake is the Russian space pioneer Konstantin Ziolkowski (1857-1935).
Web links
- Ciolkovskogo, Kupol in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)