Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Richards Inlet (NZL) | 83° 20' 00.0" S | 168° 30' 00.0" E | Inlet |
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Name ID: 114233
Place ID: 12107
A prominent inlet, about 20 miles deep and 12 miles wide, immediately south of Cape Maude and 15 miles north of the Beardmore Glacier, into which two large glaciers fall from the Bowden Névé. Named by the NZGSAE, 1959-60, after R W Richards, one of the members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17 Ross Sea Party, who was a prominent member of the sledging paty which laid depots as far south as Mount Hope for Shackton's proposed Trans-Antarctic Crossing which never eventuated. Richards was awarded the Albert Medal for his work in this expedition. |
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| Richards Inlet (USA) | 83° 20' 00.0" S | 168° 30' 00.0" E | Inlet |
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Name ID: 130744
Place ID: 12107
A large ice-filled inlet at the mouth of Lennox-King Glacier, opening to the Ross Ice Shelf just SE of Lewis Ridge. Named by the NZGSAE (1959-60) for R.W. Richards, a member of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17), who assisted in laying depots as far south as Mount Hope for Shackleton's proposed crossing of Antarctica. |
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