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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| Aster Glacier (USA) | 78° 35' 00.0" S | 85° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 135870
Place ID: 18235
A glacier descending the E slope of Craddock Massif and flowing between Elfring Peak and Willis Ridge into Thomas Glacier in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by US-ACAN (2006) after Richard C. Aster, geophysicist, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, involved in seismic studies at the Mount Erebus volcano observatory on Ross Island, 1996-2002. |
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