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)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Roe Glacier (USA) | 85° 36' 00.0" S | 151° 26' 00.0" W | Glacier |
Name ID: 130890
Place ID: 12282
A tributary glacier, 10 mi long, flowing NW through the Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just S of Mount Durham. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Derrell M. Roe, a member of summer parties at McMurdo Station in 1963-64 and 1964-65 and station engineer with the McMurdo winter party in 1966. |
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