Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Erratic Valley (GBR) | 70° 47' 00.0" S | 68° 25' 00.0" W | Valley |
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Name ID: 108705
Place ID: 4322
running S into Ablation Valley, Alexander Island, following field work by the Department of Geography, University of Aberdeen, 1978-79, supported by BAS, was so named from the concentration of erratic igneous blocks in the valley (APC, 1982, p.3; Clapperton and Sugden, 1983, map following p.6). |
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| Erratic Valley (USA) | 70° 47' 00.0" S | 68° 25' 00.0" W | Valley |
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Name ID: 124876
Place ID: 4322
A short valley that joins Ablation Valley, Alexander Island, from the north. Named from the large number of erratic igneous blocks observed in the valley by a University of Aberdeen (Scotland) field party which mapped the area, 1978-79. |
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