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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Clausen Glacier (USA) | 76° 10' 00.0" S | 112° 03' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 123604
Place ID: 2738
A narrow glacier draining northward from the summit of Mount Takahe in Marie Byrd Land. The terminus of the glacier is just west of Knezevich Rock. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Henrik B. Clausen (University of Bern, Switzerland), USARP glaciologist at Byrd Station, 1969-70. |
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