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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| Edward VIII Ice Shelf (USA) | 66° 50' 00.0" S | 56° 33' 00.0" E | Ice shelf |
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Name ID: 124693
Place ID: 4089
An ice shelf occupying the head of Edward VIII Bay. The northern part of this feature was called Innviksletta (the inner bay plain) by Norwegian cartographers, who mapped it from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. The area was first visited in 1954 by an ANARE sledge party. The entire ice shelf was then mapped and named in association with Edward VIII Bay. |
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| King Edward Ice Shelf (AUS) | 66° 49' 59.9" S | 56° 33' 00.0" E | Ice shelf |
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Name ID: 734
Place ID: 4089
An ice shelf occupying the inner part of Edward VIII Gulf, fed by several glaciers. Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). First visited by an ANARE sledging party led by Robert Dovers in 1954. |
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