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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| Peter Glacier (USA) | 73° 20' 00.0" S | 1° 09' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 130052
Place ID: 11147
A short, broad glacier draining NE into Jutulstraumen Glacier just E of Neumayer Cliffs and Melleby Peak in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). Named for Peter Melleby who was in charge of sledge dogs with the NBSAE. |
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| Peterbreen (NOR) | 73° 22' 00.0" S | 1° 15' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 115751
Place ID: 11147
Glacier SE of Neumayerskarvet, Kirwanveggen in Maudheimvidda. After Peter Melleby, b. 1917, who was in charge of sledge dogs on NBSAE 1949-52. See also Mellebynuten. |
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| Peterbreen (RUS) | 73° 20' 00.0" S | 1° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 119928 Place ID: 11147 | |||
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