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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| The Defile (NZL) | 77° 39' 00.0" S | 162° 43' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 113126
Place ID: 3475
An ice-free narrow passageway between the terminus of Suess Glacier and the talus-covered mountain slope of Mt Nussbaum. This defile is a radiation gully. It was first seen by early Bristish expeditions but first described, named and photographed by Griffith Taylor in 1911. The name was suggested for official adoption by Professor T L Péwé of the US Deep Freeze III, 1957-58, because of its use in scientific publications as well as in earlier accounts. The name is truly descriptvie of the narrow passageway. |
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| The Defile (USA) | 77° 39' 00.0" S | 162° 43' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 124222
Place ID: 3475
Narrow ice-free passageway between the terminus of Suess Glacier and the talus-covered slope of Nussbaum Riegel in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. Charted and descriptively named by the BrAE under Scott, 1910-13. |
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