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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| Griffiths Glacier (NZL) | 77° 09' 26.1" S | 162° 12' 06.8" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 113439
Place ID: 16845
Prominent cirque-type glacier inland from Cape Roberts, northeast of Crisp Glacier in Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. It drains east-southeast to Debenham Glacier between Second Facet to the west and First Facet to the east. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MD09 |
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| Griffiths Glacier (USA) | 77° 10' 00.0" S | 162° 20' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 125957
Place ID: 16845
Prominent cirque-type glacier located NE of Crisp Glacier in Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. The feature drains ESE to Debenham Glacier to the E of Second Facet. Named after Harold Griffiths (d. 1974) who was associated with Antarctic exploration for over 50 years. He was instrumental in the NZ Antarctic Society's campaign to get the NZ Government to establish a presence in Antarctica. |
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