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)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Blood Falls (NZL) | 77° 43' 19.9" S | 162° 16' 24.4" E | Fall |
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Name ID: 139528
Place ID: 19500
An area of discharge that is a bright orange-red iron-rich saline of subglacial origin that emerges at the snout of Taylor Glacier at the western end of Lake Bonney. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MF09 |
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| Blood Falls (USA) | 77° 43' 19.0" S | 162° 16' 17.0" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 137856
Place ID: 19500
An area of discharge that is a bright orange-red saline iron-rich of subglacial origin that emerges at the snout of the Taylor Glacier at the western end of Lake Bonney. The name is descriptive and named by ACAN for use in scientific investigations and scientific literature. The name has been reported to be in local use. |
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