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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| Edge Glacier (GBR) | 82° 29' 00.0" S | 51° 07' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 108626
Place ID: 4067
flowing N from Sallee Snowfield into Davis Valley, 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 Joseph L. Edge, photographer with USN Squadron VX-6, ODF, 1963 and 1964 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/10, 1969; APC, 1974, p.3). |
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| Edge Glacier (USA) | 82° 29' 00.0" S | 51° 07' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 124672
Place ID: 4067
A small cliff-type glacier draining northward into Davis Valley in northeast Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Joseph L. Edge, photographer with USN Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1963 and 1964. |
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