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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Shelton Head (USA) | 72° 31' 00.0" S | 97° 19' 00.0" W | Head |
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Name ID: 131508
Place ID: 13142
A headland marked by exposed rock, located 12 mi W of Long Glacier on the S coast of Thurston Island. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-66. Named by US-ACAN for John A. Shelton meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1963-64. |
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