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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| Gjel Glacier (USA) | 71° 53' 00.0" S | 24° 55' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 125707
Place ID: 5352
Glacier, 17 mi long, flowing N between the steep cliffs of Luncke Range and Meljell Mountain, in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, and named Gjelbreen (the ravine glacier). |
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| Gjelbreen (NOR) | 71° 58' 00.0" S | 24° 47' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 115145
Place ID: 5352
43 km long glacier between Brattnipane and Mefjell, N in the middle of Sør-Rondane. Gjel=mountain pass. |
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