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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| Stevenson Glacier (AUS) | 70° 05' 47.8" S | 72° 42' 37.8" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 552
Place ID: 14026
A glacier flowing north-west into the eastern side of the Amery Ice Shelf, just north of Branstetter Rocks. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named after Lieut. J.C. Stevenson, USN, a pilot on Operation Highjump. |
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| Stevenson Glacier (RUS) | 70° 05' 00.0" S | 72° 45' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 120788 Place ID: 14026 | |||
| Stevenson Glacier (USA) | 70° 06' 00.0" S | 72° 48' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 132174
Place ID: 14026
A glacier flowing NW into the eastern side of the Amery Ice Shelf, just north of Branstetter Rocks. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by him for Lt. James C. Stevenson, co-pilot on Operation Highjump photographic flights in the area. |
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