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)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Wheatstone Glacier (GBR) | 64° 45' 00.0" S | 62° 27' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 111904
Place ID: 15946
flowing NW from Arctowski Peninsula into Errera Channel, Danco Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE and surveyed from the ground in its lower reaches by FIDS from "Danco Island", 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of photogrammetry grouped in this area, named after Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75), English scientist and inventor, who designed the first mirror stereoscope in 1832; Professor of Natural Philosophy, King's College, London, 1834-75 (APC, 1960, p.8; BAS 250 sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974). |
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| Wheatstone Glacier (USA) | 64° 44' 00.0" S | 62° 31' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 133612
Place ID: 15946
A glacier on the west coast of Graham Land. It enters Errera Channel east of Danco Island. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75), English scientist and inventor who designed the first mirror stereoscope in 1832. |
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