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
Victoria Upper Glacier (NZL) 77° 16' 00.0" S 161° 24' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 114627 Place ID: 15480

A glacier occupying the northern end of Victoria Valley. Named by the VUWAE, 1958-59, for their Alma Mater which sponsored the expedition.

Victoria Upper Glacier (RUS) 77° 16' 00.0" S 161° 25' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 121204 Place ID: 15480

Victoria Upper Glacier (USA) 77° 16' 00.0" S 161° 25' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 133248 Place ID: 15480

Glacier occupying the upper NW end of Victoria Valley. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958-59) for their Alma Mater which sponsored the expedition.

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