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
Douglas Glacier (GBR) 73° 31' 00.0" S 61° 45' 00.0" W Glacier
Name ID: 108548 Place ID: 3816

flowing NE into New Bedford Inlet, Lassiter Coast, was photographed from the air by USN, 1965-67, and mapped from air photographs by USGS; named after Everett L. Douglas, USARP biologist, "Palmer Station", 1967-68 (USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969; APC, 1975, p.3).

Douglas Glacier (USA) 73° 31' 00.0" S 61° 45' 00.0" W Glacier
Name ID: 124474 Place ID: 3816

Glacier that flows ENE through the central Werner Mountains in Palmer Land. The glacier merges with Bryan Glacier just N of Mount Broome where it enters New Bedford Inlet. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Everett L. Douglas, biologist at Palmer Station, summer 1967-68.

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