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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Hand Glacier (USA) | 72° 58' 00.0" S | 168° 05' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 126157
Place ID: 5951
A deeply entrenched valley glacier that drains the E slopes of Malta Plateau and flows E along the S side of Clapp Ridge into the Borchgrevink Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Cadet H. Hand, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. |
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