Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Rymill Coast (GBR) | 71° 00' 00.0" S | 67° 30' 00.0" W | Coast |
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Name ID: 110998
Place ID: 12560
W coast of Palmer Land and E coast of George VI Sound from Cape Jeremy to Buttress Nunataks, was partially photographed from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935 (Joerg, 1937, map facing p.444); further photographed from the air and surveyed from the ground by BGLE in October-November 1936 (Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232; Stephenson and Fleming, 1940); further surveyed by USAS in 1940 (Ronne, 1945, p.17-19) and by FIDS from "Stonington Island", 1948-50 (Fuchs, 1951a, map Fig. 2, p.404); named after J. R. Rymill (Rymill Bay, q.v.) (APC, 1986, p.4). |
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| Rymill Coast (USA) | 71° 00' 00.0" S | 67° 30' 00.0" W | Coast |
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Name ID: 131088
Place ID: 12560
That portion of the W coast of Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Jeremy and Buttress Nunataks. Partially photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth, November 23, 1935; further photographed from the air and surveyed by BGLE in October-November 1936; further surveyed by USAS, 1940, and by FIDS, 1948-50; additional aerial photography by RARE, 1947, and U.S. Navy, 1966. Named by the UK-APC in 1985 after John R. Rymill (1905-68), Australian leader of the BGLE, 1934-37. |
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