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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Fastook Glacier (USA) | 79° 02' 00.0" S | 156° 45' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 136006
Place ID: 17470
A southern tributary to Mulock Glacier about 20 mi long and 5 mi wide. It heads on the N side of Longhurst Plateau in the Cook Mountains and flows N between Butcher Ridge and Finger Ridges. Named after James L. Fastook, Department of Computer Sciences and Institute for Quaternary Studies, University of Maine, Orono, USAP investigator of ice streams, ice shelves, and ice sheets over a 20 year period beginning c. 1978. |
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