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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| Rudolph Glacier (NZL) | 72° 23' 00.0" S | 167° 53' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 114280
Place ID: 12460
Glacier in the Victory Mountains which flows north to enter Trafalgar Glacier opposite the mouth of the Hearfield Glacier. Named by the US ACAN for Emmanuel D Rudolph, project leader for lichenology, who made studies in the Hallett Station area three summer seasons, 1961-64. |
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| Rudolph Glacier (USA) | 72° 32' 00.0" S | 167° 53' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 131022
Place ID: 12460
A large tributary glacier flowing N between Hackerman Ridge and McElroy Ridge to Trafalgar Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN after Emanuel D. Rudolph, American botanist (1927-92), USARP project leader for lichenology studies at Hallett Station in three summer seasons, 1961-64; Director, Ohio State University's Institute of Polar Studies (now Byrd Polar Research Center), 1969-73; Chairman of the Botany Department, Ohio State University, 1978-87. |
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