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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| Wagner Ice Piedmont (GBR) | 69° 39' 00.0" S | 72° 39' 00.0" W | Piedmont |
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Name ID: 111799
Place ID: 15637
S of Fournier Ridge, Desko Mountains, Rothschild Island, extending WSW-ESE from Bates Peak to Schenck Peak, was photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and mapped from air photographs by FIDS in 1959; in association with the names of other composers in this area, named after Richard Wagner (1813-83), German composer ([in 69°28'S 72°38'W] APC, 1961, p.4; BA chart 3571, 14.vii.1961; Searle, 1963, end map; [coordinates corrected from US LANDSAT imagery of February 1975] APC, 1977, p.34; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/5 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Wagner Ice Piedmont (USA) | 69° 28' 00.0" S | 72° 38' 00.0" W | Piedmont |
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Name ID: 133344
Place ID: 15637
Ice piedmont, 9 mi long in a NW-SE direction and 4 mi wide, overlying the SW part of Rothschild Island. Observed and photographed from the air by the USAS, 1939-41. Mapped from air photos taken by the RARE, 1947-48, by Searle of the FIDS in 1960. Named by the UK-APC for Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer. |
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