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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| Garwood Glacier (NZL) | 78° 01' 00.0" S | 163° 57' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 113373
Place ID: 5147
A glacier flowing from the Keble Hills between Mount Alexandra and Williams Peak, to spill out in the head of Garwood Valley, McMurdo Sound, Victoria Land. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MG10 |
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| Garwood Glacier (USA) | 78° 01' 00.0" S | 163° 57' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 125551
Place ID: 5147
A glacier occupying the NW part of Garwood Valley, in Victoria Land. First Mapped by the BrNAE (1901-04), but not named until 1911. Named by Taylor of the BrAE (1910-13) for Edmund J. Garwood, professor of geology and mineralogy at the University of London. |
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