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
Alley Glacier (AUS) 79° 58' 00.0" S 158° 05' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 138217 Place ID: 17019

A glacier that drains the N slopes of Britannia Range in the vicinity of Ward Tower and flows N to Darwin Glacier.

Alley Glacier (NZL) 79° 58' 00.0" S 158° 05' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 134250 Place ID: 17019

A glacier that drains the N slopes of Britannia Range in the vicinity of Ward Tower and flows N to Darwin Glacier. Named by US-ACAN after Richard B. Alley, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, USAP glaciologist who has specialized in the study of ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Alley Glacier (USA) 79° 58' 00.0" S 158° 05' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 121715 Place ID: 17019

A glacier that drains the N slopes of Britannia Range in the vicinity of Ward Tower and flows N to Darwin Glacier. Named by US-ACAN after Richard B. Alley, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, USAP glaciologist who has specialized in the study of ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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