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
Belgica Subglacial Highlands (AUS) 76° 30' 00.0" S 129° 00' 00.0" E Subglacial mountains
Name ID: 2512 Place ID: 1119

The subglacial highlands within the Australian Antarctic Territory near the eastern boundary with Terre Adilie and south-east of Dome Circe. It runs north-south and separates the Wilkes Subglacial Basin form the Peacock Subglacial Trench and Adventure Subglacial Trench. Discovered and mapped by radio echo sounding by the Scott Polar Research Institute. Named after the Belgica the ship of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99 under Lieutenant AVJ de Gerlache de Gomery, later Baron de Gerlache de Gomery.

Chaos Glacier (AUS) 68° 59' 45.0" S 77° 59' 38.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 468 Place ID: 2512

A glacier flowing into Ranvik Bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). Photographed by USN Operation Highjump and ANARE. Named by Dr J H Roscoe, after his 1952 study of Op Highjump air photos, due to the disturbed nature of the glacier. Dr Roscoe was photogrammetrist with USN Op Highjump (1946-47) and USN Op Windmill (1947-48).

Chaos Glacier (RUS) 68° 58' 00.0" S 78° 00' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 117410 Place ID: 2512

Chaos Glacier (USA) 69° 01' 00.0" S 78° 00' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 123447 Place ID: 2512

A glacier 4 mi S of Browns Glacier, flowing westward from Ingrid Christensen Coast into the central part of Ranvik Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). Named by John H. Roscoe in a 1952 study of USN Operation Highjump aerial photography of this coast. The name alludes to the jumbled appearance of the terminal glacial flowage.

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