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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| Touchdown Glacier (AUS) | 79° 48' 00.0" S | 158° 10' 00.1" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 550
Place ID: 14852
A tributary of the Darwin Glacier flowing between Bastion Hill and Roadend Nunatak in the Brown Hills. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition. So named because the glacier was used as a landing site for aircraft supporting the expedition. |
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| Touchdown Glacier (NZL) | 79° 48' 00.0" S | 158° 10' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 140337
Place ID: 14852
A tributary of the Darwin Glacier flowing between Bastion Hill and Roadend Nunatak in the Brown Hills. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MM06 |
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| Touchdown Glacier (USA) | 79° 48' 00.0" S | 158° 10' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 132809
Place ID: 14852
A tributary of Darwin Glacier, flowing S between Roadend Nunatak and the Brown Hills. Mapped by the VUWAE (1962-63) and so named because the glacier was used as a landing site for aircraft supporting the expedition. |
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