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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| Academy Glacier (RUS) | 84° 15' 00.0" S | 61° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 116729 Place ID: 27 | |||
| Academy Glacier (GBR) | 84° 15' 00.0" S | 61° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 107433
Place ID: 27
between Neptune Range and Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964; named after the National Academy of Sciences for its important role in USARP (USGS sheet SV 21-30/1, 1968; APC, 1974, p.3). Lednik Akademy (Soviet Union. MMF map V-21-V-30, 1972). |
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| Academy Glacier (USA) | 84° 15' 00.0" S | 61° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 121553
Place ID: 27
A major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northwestward between the Patuxent and Neptune Ranges to enter Foundation Ice Stream. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for the National Academy of Sciences which has played an important role in the planning of the U.S. program for Antarctica. |
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