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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Davis Valley (GBR) | 82° 28' 00.0" S | 51° 09' 00.0" W | Valley |
Name ID: 108444
Place ID: 3393
ice-free valley E of Forlidas Ridge, Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground on USGS Pensacola Mountains Project, 1965-66; named after Edward H. Davis, USN (MCB, Special Detachment Bravo), construction mechanic, "Ellsworth Station", winter 1957 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/10, 1969; APC, 1974, p.3). |
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Davis Valley (USA) | 82° 28' 00.0" S | 51° 09' 00.0" W | Valley |
Name ID: 124159
Place ID: 3393
An ice-free valley just E of Forlidas Ridge in northeast Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Edward H. Davis, construction mechanic with the Ellsworth Station winter party, 1957. |
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