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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| Gourdon Glacier (GBR) | 64° 14' 00.0" S | 57° 24' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 109077
Place ID: 5546
flowing SE into Markham Bay, James Ross Island, was surveyed by SwAE in 1902-03 and named Gourdon Gletscher, after Dr E. Gourdon (Gourdon Peak, q.v.) (Nordenskjöld, 1911b, Karte 3). Gourdon Glacier (USHO, 1943, p.264; APC, 1958, p.5; DOS 610 sheet W 64 56, 1961; BAS 250 sheet SQ 21-22/1 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1974). Glaciar Gourdon (Argentina. MM chart 103, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.397). The glacier was resurveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay", 1952-53. |
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| Gourdon Glacier (USA) | 64° 15' 00.0" S | 57° 22' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 125842
Place ID: 5546
Glacier 4 mi long on the E side of James Ross Island, flowing SE into Markham Bay between Saint Rita and Rabot Points. It has a conspicuous rock wall at its head. First surveyed by the SwedAE under Nordenskjold, 1901-04, who named it for Ernest Gourdon, geologist and glaciologist of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05. |
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| Gourdon, glaciar (ARG) | 64° 15' 00.0" S | 57° 23' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 101036 Place ID: 5546 | |||
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