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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| Cornwell Corner (AUS) | 80° 13' 00.0" S | 158° 59' 00.0" E | Corner |
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Name ID: 138224
Place ID: 17045
An angular rock bluff (c.800 m) at the W end of Horney Bluff and the terminus of Merrick Glacier, where the glacial flow is forced E at an acute angle upon entering Byrd Glacier. |
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| Cornwell Corner (NZL) | 80° 13' 00.0" S | 158° 59' 00.0" E | Corner |
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Name ID: 134279
Place ID: 17045
An angular rock bluff (c.800 m) at the W end of Horney Bluff and the terminus of Merrick Glacier, where the glacial flow is forced E at an acute angle upon entering Byrd Glacier. Named by US-ACAN in association with Byrd Glacier (q.v.) after Capt. Delbert S. Cornwell, USN, captain of the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea in USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, led by Admiral Byrd. The Philippine Sea carried six twin-engine Douglas R4D aircraft which took off from the carrier deck and flew c. 700 mi to Little America base, Ross Ice Shelf, from where exploratory and photographic flights were made. |
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| Cornwell Corner (USA) | 80° 13' 00.0" S | 158° 59' 00.0" E | Corner |
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Name ID: 123834
Place ID: 17045
An angular rock bluff (c.800 m) at the W end of Horney Bluff and the terminus of Merrick Glacier, where the glacial flow is forced E at an acute angle upon entering Byrd Glacier. Named by US-ACAN in association with Byrd Glacier (q.v.) after Capt. Delbert S. Cornwell, USN, captain of the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea in USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, led by Admiral Byrd. The Philippine Sea carried six twin-engine Douglas R4D aircraft, which took off from the carrier deck and flew c.700 mi to Little America base, Ross Ice Shelf, from where exploratory and photographic flights were made. |
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