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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| Chain Moraines (NZL) | 77° 11' 26.8" S | 160° 31' 39.7" E | Moraine |
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Name ID: 139747
Place ID: 16660
Drifting moraines located 5km northwest of Skew Peak, 'floating' on ice trapped at the ablation centres at the confluent flow of ice from Rim Glacier, Sprocket Glacier, and Mackay Glacier, including the moraines at the west side of Rim Glacier, in Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MD07 |
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| Chain Moraines (USA) | 77° 11' 00.0" S | 160° 30' 00.0" E | Hill |
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Name ID: 123424
Place ID: 16660
Drifting moraines located 5 km NW of Skew Peak at the confluent flow of ice from Rim Glacier, Spocket Glacier, and Mackay Glacier, including the moraines at the W side of Rim Glacier, in Victoria Land. Approved by NZGB in 1995, the name alludes to the use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a New Zealand glacial mapping party led by Trevor Chinn, summer season 1992-93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area. |
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