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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| Pearl Harbor Glacier (NZL) | 72° 15' 00.0" S | 167° 40' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 114085
Place ID: 11003
A major tributary draining from the Victory Mountains to the south side of Tucker Glacier. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, to commemorate the heroism of United States forces in the battle of Pearl Harbour, in 1941. In certain lighting conditions the glacier has a curious glistening beauty caused mainly by the distribution of its crevassed zones. |
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| Pearl Harbor Glacier (USA) | 72° 15' 00.0" S | 167° 40' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 129944
Place ID: 11003
Major tributary glacier flowing generally E from the Victory Mountains and entering the SW side of Tucker Glacier 17 mi NW of Bypass Hill. Named by the NZGSAE 1957-58, to commemorate the heroism of the United States forces at Pearl Harbor in 1941. |
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