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
Arena Valley (NZL) 77° 50' 00.0" S 160° 59' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 112672 Place ID: 483

An ice-free valley between East Beacon and New Mountain, trending north-northeast from Ashtray Basin and opening to the south side of Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF08

Arena Valley (USA) 77° 50' 00.0" S 160° 59' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 121896 Place ID: 483

An ice-free valley, between East Beacon and New Mountain, which opens to the S side of Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. Given this descriptive name by the VUWAE, 1958-59.

Peckham Glacier (AUS) 80° 21' 00.0" S 157° 25' 00.1" E Glacier
Name ID: 483 Place ID: 11014

A steep tributary glacier just west of DeVries Glacier, flowing southwards from the slopes of Mount McClintock to Byrd Glacier. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy.

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