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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Gillock Glacier (USA) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 24° 08' 00.0" E | Glacier |
Name ID: 125691
Place ID: 5332
Glacier 5 mi long, flowing N from Mount Walnum to the W of Smalegga Ridge, in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, and named for Lt. Robert A. Gillock, USN, navigator on USN Operation HighJump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14° and 164° East. |
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Gillockbreen (NOR) | 72° 01' 30.0" S | 24° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
Name ID: 115143
Place ID: 5332
15 km long glacier in the N part of Walnumfjella, in the middle of Sør-Rondane. After lieutenant Robert A. Gillock, navigator on USN operation Highjump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14° and 164° E, 1946-47. |
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