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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Co-Pilot Glacier (NZL) | 73° 11' 00.0" S | 164° 22' 00.0" E | Glacier |
Name ID: 113012
Place ID: 2783
A very short and very steep tributary glacier, four miles long, flowing from the western slopes of Paramount Volcano to the Aviator Glacier. Named by the Northern Party of the NZGSAE, 1962-63, in recognition of services rendered by pilots of Squadron VX6 and to be in keeping with Pilot Glacier. |
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Co-pilot Glacier (USA) | 73° 11' 00.0" S | 164° 22' 00.0" E | Glacier |
Name ID: 123645
Place ID: 2783
A short, steep tributary glacier, flowing from the W and S slopes of Mount Overlord to the upper part of Aviator Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63, in recognition of services rendered by pilots of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, and in association with nearby Pilot Glacier. |
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