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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| Pirogov Glacier (BGR) | 64° 16' 40.0" S | 62° 28' 30.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 136909
Place ID: 18576
The 5 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier situated SW of Mount Parry on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Flowing westwards to enter Dallmann Bay S of Minot Point. Named for the Russian scientist and surgeon Nikolay Pirogov (1810-1881) who developed modern health care in Bulgaria during the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War. |
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