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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| Gran Glacier (NZL) | 76° 56' 00.0" S | 161° 14' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 113419
Place ID: 5578
A glacier flowing south into the Mackay Glacier between Mounts Gran and Woolnough. It has a snow saddle with the head of the south-west source of the Benson Glacier. The name is derived from the earlier name Mt Gran, and was bestowed by the Northern Party of the NZTAE, 1956-58, who visited the area in November 1957. |
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| Gran Glacier (USA) | 76° 56' 00.0" S | 161° 14' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 125869
Place ID: 5578
A glacier flowing S into Mackay Glacier between Mounts Gran and Woolnough. It rises from a snow divide with Benson Glacier to the northeast. Named after Mount Gran by the N.Z. Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58), which visited the area in November 1957. |
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