Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Striation Valley (GBR) | 70° 53' 00.0" S | 68° 23' 00.0" W | Valley |
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Name ID: 111435
Place ID: 14139
running SE into George VI Sound, N of Jupiter Glacier, E Alexander Island, was surveyed by a field party from the Department of Geography, University of Aberdeen, in co-operation with BAS from "Fossil Bluff", 1978-79 (Sugden and Clapperton, 1980), and so named from the glacial striations on the rocks (APC, 1982, p.3; Clapperton and Sugden, 1983, map following p.126). |
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| Striation Valley (USA) | 70° 53' 00.0" S | 68° 23' 00.0" W | Valley |
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Name ID: 132263
Place ID: 14139
A valley trending SE to George VI Sound, N of Jupiter Glacier, Alexander Island. Surveyed by a field party from the Department of Geography, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, with BAS support, 1978-79. The name derives from glacial striations found on rocks in the valley. |
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