Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Purcell Snowfield (GBR) | 70° 34' 00.0" S | 69° 45' 00.0" W | Snowfield |
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Name ID: 110742
Place ID: 11712
rising to c. 500m between Colbert Mountains to W and Douglas Range to E, bounded by Handel Ice Piedmont to N and by Vivaldi Gap and Lully Foothills to S, was photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and mapped from air photographs by FIDS in 1959; in association with the names of composers in this area, named after Henry Purcell (1659-95), English composer ([in 70°29'S 69°55'W] APC, 1961, p.3; DOS 710 sheet 14, 1963; Searle, 1963, end map; [co-ordinates corrected from USLANDSAT imagery of January 1973] APC, 1977, p.27; BAS 250P sheets SR 19-20/9, 1-DOS 1978 and 2-DOS 1982). |
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| Purcell Snowfield (USA) | 70° 29' 00.0" S | 69° 55' 00.0" W | Snowfield |
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Name ID: 130433
Place ID: 11712
Snowfield, 15 mi wide, between Colbert Mountains and Douglas Range in the central part of Alexander Island. Mapped from air photos taken by the RARE, 1947-48, by Searle of the FIDS in 1960. Named by the UK-APC for Henry Purcell (1659-1695), English composer. |
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