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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| De Vicq Glacier (RUS) | 75° 00' 00.0" S | 131° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 117647 Place ID: 3585 | |||
| DeVicq Glacier (USA) | 75° 00' 00.0" S | 131° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 124310
Place ID: 3585
A large glacier that drains the area between Ames Range and McCuddin Mountains in Marie Byrd Land and flows N to enter Getz Ice Shelf to the SE of Grant Island. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. David C. deVicq, USN, engineering officer in charge of building new Byrd Station, 1960-61. |
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