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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| Rennick Glacier (NZL) | 70° 30' 00.0" S | 160° 45' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 114226
Place ID: 12047
The Rennick Glacier, about 250 miles in lenth, is one of the largest in Antarctica. It takes its named from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches the sea. It was visited on 5 February 1960, by the 1959-60 Victoria Land Traverse. It rises on the Polar Plateau with its head west of Terra Nova Bay, and it is 20 to 30 miles wide, narrowing to 10 miles near the coast. |
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| Rennick Glacier (USA) | 70° 30' 00.0" S | 160° 45' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 130689
Place ID: 12047
A broad glacier, nearly 200 miles long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is 20 to 30 miles wide, narrowing to 10 miles near the coast. It takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches the sea. The seaward part of the glacier was photographed by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. In early 1960, Lt. Cdr. Robert L. Dale, pilot of USN Squadron VX-6, evacuated the USARP Victoria Land Traverse from 7238S, 16132E, on this glacier, from where an aerial photographic reconnaissance was made to Rennick Bay on the coast. |
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| Rennick, lednik (RUS) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 161° 30' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 120206 Place ID: 12047 | |||
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