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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| Fisher Glacier (AUS) | 73° 19' 16.0" S | 62° 56' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 458
Place ID: 4631
A long, prominent, western tributary of the Lambert Glacier, flowing east from approximately 60 degrees E, past the northern side of Mt Menzies and joining the main stream of the Lambert Glacier just east of Mt Stinear. Discovered from an ANARE aircraft by K B Mather in October, 1957. Named after Dr NH Fisher, chief geologist, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Australian Department of National Development. |
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| Fisher Glacier (RUS) | 73° 15' 00.0" S | 66° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 117991 Place ID: 4631 | |||
| Fisher Glacier (USA) | 73° 15' 00.0" S | 66° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 125121
Place ID: 4631
Prominent western tributary to the Lambert Glacier, about 100 mi long, flowing E past the N sides of Mounts Menzies and Rubin and joining the main stream of the Lambert Glacier just E of Mount Stinear. Sighted from ANARE aircraft by K.B. Mather in 1957. Named by ANCA for N.H. Fisher, chief geologist, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Dept. of National Development, Australia. |
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