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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| Robert Scott Glacier (RUS) | 86° 00' 00.0" S | 152° 30' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 120245 Place ID: 12903 | |||
| Scott Glacier (NZL) | 85° 45' 00.0" S | 153° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 114329
Place ID: 12903
A major glacier, 120 mi long, originating on the polar plateau in the vicinity of D'Angelo Bluff and Mount Howe, and descending between Nilsen Plateau and the mountains of the Watson Escarpment to enter Ross Ice Shelf just W of Tapley Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by the ByrdAE geological party under Laurence Gould. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. Robert F. Scott, RN, leader of the BrNAE, 1901-04, and BrAE, 1910-13, who lost his life in March 1912 on the return journey from the South Pole, which he had reached on Jan. 18, 1912. (SCAR CGA narrative, USA) |
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| Scott Glacier (USA) | 85° 45' 00.0" S | 153° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 131333
Place ID: 12903
A major glacier, 120 mi long, originating on the polar plateau in the vicinity of D'Angelo Bluff and Mount Howe, and descending between Nilsen Plateau and the mountains of the Watson Escarpment to enter Ross Ice Shelf just W of Tapley Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by the ByrdAE geological party under Laurence Gould. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. Robert F. Scott, RN, leader of the BrNAE, 1901-04, and BrAE, 1910-13, who lost his life in March 1912 on the return journey from the South Pole, which he had reached on Jan. 18, 1912. |
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