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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| Walter Glacier (GBR) | 69° 17' 00.0" S | 70° 24' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 111820
Place ID: 15708
joining Moran Glacier and flowing E into Schokalsky Bay, NE Alexander Island, was surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island", 1948-50; named after Lieut. Cdr. Howard J. Walter, USN, LC-130 Hercules aircraft commander, ODF, 1970 and 1971 (APC, 1980, p.5). |
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| Walter Glacier (USA) | 69° 17' 00.0" S | 70° 21' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 133410
Place ID: 15708
A glacier flowing ENE, merging with the S side of Moran Glacier (q.v.) to enter Schokalsky Bay, NE Alexander Island. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Howard J. Walter, USN, LC-130 aircraft commander, Squadron VXE-6, OpDFrz, 1970 and 1971. |
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