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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| Seaton Glacier (AUS) | 66° 40' 00.1" S | 56° 19' 00.1" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 504
Place ID: 12956
A glacier flowing south-east into Edward VIII Gulf. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Inviksletta (The Inner Bay Plain). |
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| Seaton Glacier (RUS) | 66° 40' 00.0" S | 56° 20' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 120467 Place ID: 12956 | |||
| Seaton Glacier (USA) | 66° 43' 00.0" S | 56° 26' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 131383
Place ID: 12956
Glacier 17 mi long, flowing SE into Edward VIII Ice Shelf at the NW part of Edward VIII Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped, 1954-58, by ANARE and named by ANCA in 1958 for Flight Lt. John Seaton, RAAF, pilot with ANARE at Mawson in 1956. |
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