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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| Wormald Ice Piedmont (GBR) | 67° 29' 00.0" S | 68° 05' 00.0" W | Piedmont |
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Name ID: 112000
Place ID: 16221
covering the E side of Wright Peninsula, Adelaide Island, between Sighing Peak and Rothera Point, was surveyed by FIDS from Adelaide, 1961-62, and further surveyed by BAS from Rothera from 1976; named after Steven Wormald (b. 1946), BAS meteorological observer, Adelaide, 1969-70; general assistant, "Stonington Island", 1970-71; Field Operations Manager, 1973-77 (BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/14 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978; APC, 1980, p.6; BA chart 3462, 11.i.1980). |
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| Wormald Ice Piedmont (USA) | 67° 29' 00.0" S | 68° 05' 00.0" W | Piedmont |
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Name ID: 133855
Place ID: 16221
An ice piedmont covering the E part of Wright Peninsula, Adelaide Island, between Rothera Point and Sighing Peak. Surveyed by FIDS, 1961-62, and by BAS from 1976. Named by the UK-APC in 1977 after Steven Wormald, BAS meteorological observer, Adelaide Station, 1969-70; general assistant, Stonington Island, 1970-71; Field Operations Manager, 1973-77. |
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