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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| Onyx River (NZL) | 77° 32' 00.0" S | 161° 45' 00.0" E | Watercourse |
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Name ID: 114052
Place ID: 10644
A river, flowing from the Lower Wright Glacier to Lake Vanda. Given this euphoious name by the VUWAE, 1958-59. |
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| Onyx River (RUS) | 77° 30' 00.0" S | 162° 17' 00.0" E | Watercourse |
| Name ID: 119772 Place ID: 10644 | |||
| Onyx River (USA) | 77° 32' 00.0" S | 161° 45' 00.0" E | Watercourse |
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Name ID: 129676
Place ID: 10644
A meltwater stream which flows westward through the Wright Valley from Wright Lower Glacier to Lake Vanda. Mapped and named by the VUWAE, 1958-59. |
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