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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Davidson Glacier (USA) | 82° 49' 00.0" S | 166° 07' 00.0" E | Glacier |
Name ID: 124133
Place ID: 3366
A glacier in the Holland Range, flowing N along the E side of Longstaff Peaks into the Ross Ice Shelf. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys (1961-62) and Navy air photos (1960). Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. E.A. Davidson, USN, Commanding Officer of the USS Edisto during USN OpDFrz 1963. |
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