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
Algie Glacier (NZL) 82° 08' 00.0" S 162° 05' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 112626 Place ID: 217

Glacier about 25 mi long, flowing SE into Nimrod Glacier just W of Nash Range. Named by the N.Z. Ross Sea Committee for the Hon. R.M. Algie who, as Minister in Charge of Scientific and Industrial Research, gave his strong support to the N.Z. party of the CTAE, 1956-58.

Algie Glacier (USA) 82° 08' 00.0" S 162° 05' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 121694 Place ID: 217

Glacier about 25 mi long, flowing SE into Nimrod Glacier just W of Nash Range. Named by the N.Z. Ross Sea Committee for the Hon. R.M. Algie who, as Minister in Charge of Scientific and Industrial Research, gave his strong support to the N.Z. party of the CTAE, 1956-58.

Horney Bluff (AUS) 80° 09' 00.0" S 159° 40' 00.1" E Bluff
Name ID: 217 Place ID: 6606

A conspicious rock bluff about 28 km long, extending eastwards along the northern side of Byrd Glacier from Merrick Glacier towards Cape Kerr. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by USACAN after Capt. H.R. Horney, USN, Chief of Staff to Admiral Byrd on USN Operation Highjump (1946-47).

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