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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| Renard Glacier (GBR) | 64° 41' 00.0" S | 61° 39' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 110838
Place ID: 12035
flowing NE into the head of Charlotte Bay, Danco Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE and surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Danco Island", 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of aviation grouped in this area, named after Charles Renard (1847-1905), French engineer, who in 1884 with A.C. Krebs (Krebs Glacier, q.v.) constructed and flew the first dirigible airship capable of steady flight under control (APC, 1960, p.7; BA chart 3566, 25.viii.1961). |
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| Renard Glacier (USA) | 64° 40' 00.0" S | 61° 38' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 130677
Place ID: 12035
Glacier flowing into the southernmost part of Charlotte Bay, on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Charles Renard (1847-1905), who, with A.C. Krebs, constructed and flew the first dirigible airship capable of steady flight under control, in 1884. |
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| Renard, glaciar (ARG) | 64° 41' 00.0" S | 61° 39' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 101991 Place ID: 12035 | |||
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