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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| Wellman Valley (AUS) | 79° 55' 00.1" S | 156° 40' 00.1" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 2549
Place ID: 15880
A broad valley in the Darwin Mountains, ending in steep spurs and gullies rising to Midnight Plateau on the east and Kennett ridge on the north. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63). Named after Professor H.W. Wellman of Victoria University of Wellington, who participated in three Antarctic expeditions. |
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| Wellman Valley (NZL) | 79° 55' 00.0" S | 156° 40' 00.0" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 140345
Place ID: 15880
A broad valley in the Darwin Mountains, ending in steep spurs and gullies rising to Midnight Plateau on the west and Kennett Ridge on the north. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MN04 |
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| Wellman Valley (USA) | 79° 55' 00.0" S | 156° 40' 00.0" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 133560
Place ID: 15880
A mainly ice-free valley lying just E of Midnight Plateau and N of Mount Ash in the Darwin Mountains. Explored by VUWAE, 1962-63, and named for H.W. Wellman, geologist of the Victoria University of Wellington, a participant in three Antarctic expeditions. |
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