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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Shimizu Ice Stream (USA) | 85° 11' 00.0" S | 124° 00' 00.0" W | Watercourse |
Name ID: 131533
Place ID: 13173
An ice stream in the Horlick Mountains, draining WNW from the area between Wisconsin Range and Long Hills to enter the S flank of Horlick Ice Stream. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1959-64. Named by US-ACAN after Hiromu Shimizu, glaciologist, Byrd Station winter party, 1961,; later Associate Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido, Japan. |
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