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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Venetz Peak (GBR) | 80° 23' 00.0" S | 25° 30' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 111751
Place ID: 15380
rising to c.1500 in Herbert Mountains (q.v.), Shackleton Range, in association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, was named after Ignaz Venetz-Sitten (known as Venetz) (1788-1859), Swiss engineer and glacial geologist who, in 1821, first expressed in detail the idea that Alpine glaciers were formerly much more extensive (APC, 1974, p.6; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Venetz Peak (USA) | 80° 23' 00.0" S | 25° 30' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 133185
Place ID: 15380
A peak rising to c. 1,500 m and surmounting the SE rim of Bonney Bowl in the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by BAS, 1968-71. In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named by the UK-APC in 1971 after Ignaz Venetz-Sitten (known as Venetz, 1788-1859), Swiss engineer and glacial geologist who, in 1821, first expressed in detail the idea that Alpine glaciers were formerly much more extensive. |
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