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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| Two Step Moraine (GBR) | 71° 53' 09.0" S | 68° 19' 51.0" W | |
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Name ID: 111701
Place ID: 15137
Area of homogeneous fine morainic debris, approx. 0.25 km x 0.25 km at the foot of, and named in association with Two Step Cliffs, Alexander Island (APC, 1993). |
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| Two Step Moraine (USA) | 71° 53' 00.0" S | 68° 20' 00.0" W | Moraine |
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Name ID: 133021
Place ID: 15137
A small area of homogeneous fine morainic debris, in the south-facing moraines at the foot of Two Step Cliffs, Alexander Island. Containing moist soil and two ponds, the feature is remarkable for its abundance of mosses, algae, and cyanobacteria in such a southerly location. Named by UK-APC in 1993 in association with Two Step Cliffs. |
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