Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Gould Coast (NZL) | 84° 30' 00.0" S | 150° 00' 00.0" W | Coast |
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Name ID: 113416
Place ID: 5537
That portion of the coast of Antarctica lying to the south of the Ross Ice Shelf between the western side of the Robert Scott Glacier and 154°00'W. Named for Dr Laurence M Gould, a geologist who was second in command to Rear-Admiral Richard E Byrd in his 1928-30 expedition. Gould led the Geological Party which mapped 175 miles of this coast. He was President of Carleton College, USA, when he was appointed Chairman of the United States National Committee for the IGY and took a prominent part in the planning of Operation Deep Freeze Antarctic Programme. |
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| Gould Coast (RUS) | 84° 30' 00.0" S | 147° 00' 00.0" W | Coast |
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| Gould Coast (USA) | 84° 30' 00.0" S | 150° 00' 00.0" W | Coast |
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Name ID: 125834
Place ID: 5537
That portion of the coast along the E margin of the Ross Ice Shelf between the W side of Scott Glacier and the S end of Siple Coast (8330S, 15300W). Named by NZ-APC in 1961 for Laurence M. Gould, a geologist who was second-in-command of the ByrdAE, 1928-30. Gould led the Geological Party which in 1929 mapped 175 miles of this coast. While president of Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, he was appointed Chairman of the U.S. National Committee for the IGY and took a prominent part in planning the United States research program for Antarctica. |
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