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
Fitch Glacier (NZL) 72° 01' 00.0" S 168° 07' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 113294 Place ID: 4644

Tributary to Man-o-war Glacier flowing south along the east side of McGregor Range. Named by the USACAN for Lt E E Fitch, USN, officier in charge at Hallett Station, winter party of 1963.

Fitch Glacier (USA) 72° 01' 00.0" S 168° 07' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 125133 Place ID: 4644

Tributary glacier flowing south along the east side of McGregor Range to enter Man-o-War Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. E.E. Fitch, USN, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1963.

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