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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| Circle Icefall (AUS) | 79° 37' 59.9" S | 156° 30' 00.0" E | Icefall |
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Name ID: 746
Place ID: 2701
An almost inpenetrable icefall, about 46 m high and 28 km long, extending in an arc for almost the whole width of the Darwin Glacier. Named by the Darwin Glacier Party of the TAE (1956-58) because of its similarity to the circle of an opera house. |
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| Circle Icefall (NZL) | 79° 38' 00.0" S | 156° 30' 00.0" E | Icefall |
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Name ID: 140361
Place ID: 2701
An almost impenetrable icefall, up to 46m high and extending in an arc across Darwin Glacier from Access Slope toward Tentacle Ridge. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MM04 |
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| Circle Icefall (USA) | 79° 38' 00.0" S | 156° 30' 00.0" E | Icefall |
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Name ID: 123571
Place ID: 2701
An almost impenetrable icefall near Tentacle Ridge, 45 m high and 15 mi long, extending in an arc for almost the whole width across the Darwin Glacier. Named by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956-58) for its similarity to the circle of an opera house. |
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