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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| Argosy Glacier (AUS) | 83° 07' 59.9" S | 157° 40' 00.1" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 571
Place ID: 499
A glacier in the central part of the Miller Range, about 37 km long, flowing into the Marsh Glacier. Discovered and named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological and Survey Expedition (1961-62). |
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| Asquith Bluff (NZL) | 83° 30' 00.0" S | 167° 21' 00.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 112686
Place ID: 571
A prominent wedge-shaped rock bluff on the W side of Lennox-King Glacier, 4 mi SE of Mount Allen Young. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named "Mount Asquith" for Lord Oxford and Asquith, Prime Minister, 1908-16, who was instrumental in securing a grant from the United Kingdom Government to pay off the expedition's debts. |
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| Asquith Bluff (USA) | 83° 30' 00.0" S | 167° 21' 00.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 121964
Place ID: 571
A prominent wedge-shaped rock bluff on the W side of Lennox-King Glacier, 4 mi SE of Mount Allen Young. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named "Mount Asquith" for Lord Oxford and Asquith, Prime Minister, 1908-16, who was instrumental in securing a grant from the United Kingdom Government to pay off the expedition's debts. |
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