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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Vane Glacier (USA) | 75° 15' 00.0" S | 110° 19' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 133146
Place ID: 15316
A broad glacier that drains the NE slopes of Mount Murphy in Marie Byrd Land. It enters Crosson Ice Shelf between Eisberg Head and Boyd Head. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Gregg A. Vane, U.S. Exchange Scientist at the Soviet station Novolazerevskaya in 1972. |
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