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
Asgard Range (NZL) 77° 37' 00.0" S 161° 30' 00.0" E Range
Name ID: 112684 Place ID: 557

A mountain range dividing Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley, in Victoria Land. Named by the VUWAE (1958-59) after the home of the Norse gods.

Asgard Range (RUS) 77° 34' 00.0" S 162° 15' 00.0" E Range
Name ID: 116878 Place ID: 557

Asgard Range (USA) 77° 37' 00.0" S 161° 30' 00.0" E Range
Name ID: 121952 Place ID: 557

A mountain range dividing Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley, in Victoria Land. Named by the VUWAE (1958-59) after the home of the Norse gods.

Matusevich Glacier (AUS) 69° 19' 48.0" S 157° 27' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 557 Place ID: 9159

A broad glacier, at least 115 km long, with a well developed glacier tongue, flowing northwards, west of the Wilson Hills in Oates Land. The region was photographed by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, and ANARE 1959 and 1962. Named by the Soviet Expedition after N N Matusevich, Soviet hydrographer and geodesist.

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