Satellite Snowfield
| Satellite Snowfield | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Walton Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 28 ′ S , 69 ° 45 ′ W | |
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The Satellite Snowfield (English for satellite snow field ) is a snow field in the southern center of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It lies on the southeast side of the Walton Mountains .
The British Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapped it together with the United States Geological Survey using satellite images from NASA . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1974 after the natural satellites of the planets of the solar system , after which numerous geographical objects in the area are named.
Web links
- Satellite Snowfield in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Satellite Snowfield on geographic.org (English)