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.
Showing all 2 place names.
| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flask Glacier (GBR) | 65° 46' 00.0" S | 62° 46' 00.0" W | Glacier |
|
Name ID: 108830
Place ID: 4684
flowing E into Scar Inlet, Oscar II Coast, was surveyed in its lower reaches by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in December 1947; in association with names of characters from Moby Dick in this area, named after Flask, Third Mate in Pequod (APC, 1958, p.5; BA chart 3570, 29.ix.1961); further surveyed by BAS from "Stonington Island", 1964-65. |
|||
| Flask Glacier (USA) | 65° 47' 00.0" S | 62° 25' 00.0" W | Glacier |
|
Name ID: 125166
Place ID: 4684
A gently-sloping glacier 25 mi long, flowing E from Bruce Plateau to enter Scar Inlet between Daggoo and Spouter Peaks in Graham Land. The lower reaches of this glacier were surveyed and photographed by the FIDS in 1947. The entire glacier was photographed by the FIDASE in 1955-56, and mapped by the FIDS in 1957. Named by the UK-APC after the third mate on the Whale. |
|||
Showing all 2 place names.