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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| El-Sayed Glacier (USA) | 75° 40' 00.0" S | 141° 52' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 124741
Place ID: 4150
A glacier about 15 mi long which drains the NE slopes of Zuncich Hill in Marie Byrd Land. It flows NE to enter Land Glacier at the S side of Mount Shirley. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Sayed Z. El-Sayed, USARP oceanographer on the International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expedition, 1967-68 and 1969-70. |
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