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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| Beardmore Glacier (NZL) | 83° 45' 00.0" S | 171° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 112758
Place ID: 1054
The glacier up which Shackleton's and Scott's expeditions made their way from the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Polar Plateau. It has a length of 100 miles, and its breadth varies from 8 miles near the bottom to 25 miles near the top, with an average width of 12 miles. Discovered by the BAE, 1907-09, in December 1908, it was named by Shackleton for his generous patron, Sir William Beardmore, later Lord Invernairn. |
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| Beardmore Glacier (RUS) | 84° 30' 00.0" S | 170° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 117007 Place ID: 1054 | |||
| Beardmore Glacier (USA) | 83° 45' 00.0" S | 171° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 122318
Place ID: 1054
One of the largest known valley glaciers, over 100 mi long, descending the polar plateau and flowing N between the Queen Alexandra and Commonwealth Ranges, to enter the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for Sir William Beardmore, a supporter of the expedition. |
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| Blair Islands (AUS) | 66° 51' 53.0" S | 143° 18' 50.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 1054
Place ID: 1429
A group of small islands 9 km west of Cape Gray, George V Land. Discovered by AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named them after J H Blair, a member of the expedition. |
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