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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| Utopia Glacier (GBR) | 71° 51' 00.0" S | 68° 16' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 111724
Place ID: 16618
Flowing SE from Natal Ridge, between Two Step Cliffs and Ares Cliff, Alexander Island, George IV Sound. Named in association with the place-names theme, the planets, their satellites and discoverers which is used in this area. (APC, 1998). |
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| Utopia Glacier (USA) | 71° 51' 00.0" S | 68° 16' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 133096
Place ID: 16618
Encircled by Mariner Hill, Syrtis Hill, Natal Ridge, and Ares Cliff; the feature was named for Utopia Planitia on the planet Mars, which was the landing site of the NASA Viking 2 Lander Mission on 3 September 1976. This name was applied to the feature by members of the Mars Oasis Party who were searching for life on the glacier, much in the same manner as the satellite was on the planet Mars. |
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