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
Rhone Glacier (NZL) 77° 42' 00.0" S 162° 14' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 114232 Place ID: 12099

A small glacier, between Mt J J Thomson and Lake Bonney, flowing into the Taylor Glacier. Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of the BAE, 1910-13.

Rhone Glacier (RUS) 77° 40' 00.0" S 162° 12' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 120219 Place ID: 12099

Rhone Glacier (USA) 77° 42' 00.0" S 162° 14' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 130736 Place ID: 12099

Glacier lying W of Matterhorn Glacier and flowing S toward the junction of Lake Bonney and Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. Charted and named by the BrAE under Scott, 1910-13.

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