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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| Skelton Glacier (NZL) | 78° 35' 00.0" S | 161° 30' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 114394
Place ID: 13400
A large glacier flowing from the polar plateau of Victoria Land and entering the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet. The name, bestowed by the New Zealand Party of the TAE, 1956-58, derives its origin from the Skelton Inlet. This glacier was chosen in 1957 as the New Zealand Party's route from the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau. |
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| Skelton Glacier (RUS) | 78° 25' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 120621 Place ID: 13400 | |||
| Skelton Glacier (USA) | 78° 35' 00.0" S | 161° 30' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 131698
Place ID: 13400
Large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet. Named after Skelton Inlet by the N.Z. party of the CTAE, 1956-58. The glacier was chosen in 1957 as the N.Z. party's route from the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau. |
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