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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| White Islands (NZL) | 77° 17' 00.0" S | 153° 10' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 139928
Place ID: 15976
A group of ice-covered islands extending north to south for about 20km. They lie at the east margin of Swinburne Ice Shelf and near the terminus of Butler Glacier in the south part of Sulzberger Bay. |
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| White Islands (USA) | 77° 17' 00.0" S | 153° 10' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 133640
Place ID: 15976
A group of ice-covered islands extending N-S for about 10 miles. They lie at the E margin of Swinburne Ice Shelf and near the terminus of Butler Glacier in the S part of Sulzberger Bay. This feature is rudely delineated on the map of the ByrdAE, 1928-30, as "low ice cliffs" that rise above the level of the ice shelf. The islands were mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. The name was applied by US-ACAN at the suggestion of Admiral R.E. Byrd. Named for Dr. Paul Dudley White, internationally renowned specialist on heart diseases, who was a consultant on medical matters in regard to USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, led by Byrd. |
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