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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| Djerassi Glacier (BGR) | 64° 14' 10.0" S | 62° 26' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 136910
Place ID: 18577
The 2.8 km long and 1 km wide steep valley glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, situated S of Gorichane Glacier, W of the head of Malpighi Glacier, NW of the head of Mackenzie Glacier and NNE of Pirogov Glacier. Drains the W slopes of Harvey Heights and the N slopes of Mount Parry, and flows northwestwards into Lanusse Bay N of Venchan Peak. Named after the Bulgarian-American Carl Djerassi (1923-2015), a co-inventor of the oral contraceptive pill. |
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