Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Ganymede Heights (GBR) | 70° 52' 00.0" S | 68° 26' 00.0" W | Heights |
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Name ID: 108965
Place ID: 5107
rising to c. 750m between Ablation Point and Jupiter Glacier, Alexander Island, George VI Sound, were photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and mapped from air photographs by FIDS in 1959; following surveys by BAS from "Fossil Bluff", 1961-73, named in association with the glacier after Ganymede, one of the satellites of Jupiter (APC, 1975, p.3; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/10, 2-DOS 1984). |
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| Ganymede Heights (USA) | 70° 52' 00.0" S | 68° 26' 00.0" W | Heights |
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Name ID: 125522
Place ID: 5107
Heights consisting of rounded ridges with extensive rock outcrops rising to 600 m or more, located between Jupiter Glacier and Ablation Valley on the E side of Alexander Island. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. Named by UK-APC from association with Jupiter Glacier after Ganymede, one of the satellites of Jupiter. |
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