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
Rogstad Glacier (USA) 72° 21' 00.0" S 1° 19' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 130901 Place ID: 12296

A glacier flowing NW along the N side of Isingen Mountain, in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). Named for Egil Rogstad, chief radio operator with the NBSAE.

Rogstadbreen (NOR) 72° 22' 00.0" S 1° 20' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 115846 Place ID: 12296

Glacier towards Rømlingsletta in H.U.Sverdrupfjella, Fimbulheimen. After Egil Rogstad, b. 1908, chief telegraphist on NBSAE, 1949-52. See also Egilnuten.

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