Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Fred Cirque (USA) | 72° 34' 00.0" S | 0° 25' 00.0" E | Cirque |
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Name ID: 125380
Place ID: 4934
A large cirque in the W side of Roots Heights, Sverdrup Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59). Named for Ernest Fredrick Roots, chief geologist with the NBSAE. |
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| Fredbotnen (NOR) | 72° 34' 00.0" S | 0° 22' 00.0" E | Cirque |
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Name ID: 115113
Place ID: 4934
Ice-filled valley on the W side of Rootsborge, S-most in H.U.Sverdrupfjella, Fimbulheimen. After Ernest Frederick Roots, b. 1922, Canadian chief geologist on NBSAE, 1949-52. See also Rootshorga. |
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