Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Demorest Glacier (GBR) | 67° 20' 00.0" S | 65° 40' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 108476
Place ID: 3513
flowing SE into Whirlwind Inlet, Bowman Coast, was surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1947; in association with the names of glaciologists grouped in this area, named after Max Harrison Demorest (1910-42), American glaciologist who lost his life on active service with the US army, in a crevasse accident on the Greenland ice cap, 30 November 1942; member of expeditions to Greenland, 1930-31 and 1932-33 (BA chart 3570, 4.vi.1954; APC, 1955, p.8; DCS 601 sheet 67 64, 1955). Glaciar Demorest (Argentina. MM chart 110, 1957; Pierrou, 1970, p.306). Lednik Demoresta (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). |
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| Demorest Glacier (USA) | 67° 22' 00.0" S | 65° 35' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 124255
Place ID: 3513
Glacier which flows SE into Whirlwind Inlet between Flint and Matthes Glaciers, on the E coast of Graham Land. Discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins on a flight of Dec. 20, 1928, and photographed from the air by the USAS in 1940. Charted by the FIDS in 1947 and named for Max H. Demorest, American glaciologist. |
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| Demorest, glaciar (ARG) | 67° 23' 00.0" S | 65° 32' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 100663 Place ID: 3513 | |||
| Demorest, Glaciar (CHL) | 67° 22' 00.0" S | 65° 33' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 134882
Place ID: 3513
Fue descubierto por Sir Hubert Wilkins durante un vuelo del 20 de diciembre de 1928 y fotografiado desde el aire por el USAS en 1940. Fue cartografiado por el FIDS en 1947 y su nombre recuerda a Max H. Demorest, glaciólogo estadounidense. Glaciar que fluye en dirección E hacia la ensenada Whirlwind, entre los glaciares Yáñez y Matthes, en la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. |
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