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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Orr Glacier (NZL) | 71° 36' 00.0" S | 162° 52' 00.0" E | Glacier |
Name ID: 139898
Place ID: 10691
A tributary glacier flowing directly southwest for approximately 10.5km to Rennick Glacier, draining the large cirque between Mount Moody and Mount Bernstein in Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains. |
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Orr Glacier (USA) | 71° 36' 00.0" S | 162° 52' 00.0" E | Glacier |
Name ID: 129708
Place ID: 10691
A tributary glacier which drains the large cirque between Mounts Moody and Bernstein in the Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains, and flows W into Rennick Glacier. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Maj. Thomas L. Orr, USA, Asst. Logistics Officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1968 and 1969. |
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