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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| Nereson Glacier (USA) | 73° 56' 00.0" S | 124° 24' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 136228
Place ID: 17532
Glacier about 5 mi long draining the N side of Siple Island. Named by US-ACAN after Nadine A. Nereson, University of Washington, glaciologist whose research in West Antarctica during the 1990s focused on the history of ice flow, and the past and present stability of the ice sheet. |
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