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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| Olson Island (NZL) | 77° 13' 21.8" S | 153° 09' 34.5" W | Island |
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Name ID: 139932
Place ID: 10609
The largest and northernmost of the ice-covered White Islands in southern Sulzberger Bay, west of Kind Edward VII Land. |
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| Olson Island (USA) | 77° 14' 00.0" S | 153° 17' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 129648
Place ID: 10609
The largest and northernmost of the ice-covered White Islands, in southern Sulzberger Bay. The feature is rudely delineated on the map of the ByrdAE, 1928-30, and is indicated as "low ice cliffs" that rise above the ice shelf in this part of the bay. Mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named for Michael L. Olson, USARP ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station, winter party 1968, and a member of the Plateau Station summer party, 1968-69. |
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