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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Bowin Glacier (USA) | 84° 53' 00.0" S | 177° 20' 00.0" E | Glacier |
Name ID: 122801
Place ID: 1686
A tributary glacier, 5 mi long, flowing NE between Sullivan Ridge and Fulgham Ridge to enter Ramsey Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Commissaryman C.F. Bowin, USN, OpDFrz, 1965 and 1966. |
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Olsen Névé (AUS) | 82° 01' 00.1" S | 158° 00' 00.0" E | Neve |
Name ID: 1686
Place ID: 10610
A nivi feeding the Prince Philip Glacier (Ross Dependency) and the Lucy Glacier to the west of the Cobham Range. Discovered by the N.Z. Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after Lieut. Olsen, USN, who flew members of the expedition to the nivi and who also supported them on other flying operations. |
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