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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| Polar Record Glacier (AUS) | 69° 45' 46.4" S | 75° 25' 52.7" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 475
Place ID: 11411
A glacier flowing north-west, about 40 to 50 km south-west of the Larsemann Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). |
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| Polar Record Glacier (RUS) | 69° 50' 00.0" S | 75° 30' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 120011 Place ID: 11411 | |||
| Polar Record Glacier (USA) | 69° 45' 00.0" S | 75° 30' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 130222
Place ID: 11411
A large glacier flowing between Meknattane Nunataks and Dodd Island to the central part of Publications Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Roscoe after Research Institute, Cambridge, England. |
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