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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| Snedeker Glacier (AUS) | 66° 27' 14.0" S | 106° 42' 55.4" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 440
Place ID: 13565
A glacier on the Knox Coast of Wilkes Land about 19 km west of Merritt Island. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump and named after R.H. Snedeker, who served with USN Operation Windmill (1947-48) on this coast. |
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| Snedeker Glacier (RUS) | 66° 27' 00.0" S | 106° 48' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 120661 Place ID: 13565 | |||
| Snedeker Glacier (USA) | 66° 28' 00.0" S | 106° 48' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 131823
Place ID: 13565
A channel glacier flowing to the Antarctic coast 9 mi W of Merritt Island. Mapped (1955) by G.D. Blodgett from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by US-ACAN for Robert H. Snedeker, photo interpreter with USN Operation Windmill (1947-48), who assisted in establishing astronomical control stations along the coast from Wilhelm II Coast to Budd Coast. |
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