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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Levko Glacier (USA) | 72° 25' 00.0" S | 96° 02' 00.0" W | Glacier |
Name ID: 136158
Place ID: 17507
A glacier flowing from Pallid Crest to the E end of Thurston Island. It enters Seraph Bay between Tierney Peninsula and Simpson Bluff. Named by US-ACAN after G. Levko, Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of USN Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47. |
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