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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| Hewitt Glacier (NZL) | 83° 17' 00.0" S | 167° 50' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 113534
Place ID: 6338
A steep and impassable glacier from the Bowden Névé that falls into Richards Inlet on the north side of Mount Asquith. Named by the NZGSAE, 1959-60, for Leonard Rodney Hewitt, Leader at Scott Base from November 1958 to November 1959. |
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| Hewitt Glacier (USA) | 83° 17' 00.0" S | 167° 50' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 126503
Place ID: 6338
A glacier, 15 mi long, descending the E slopes of Holland Range between Lewis Ridge and Mount Tripp to enter Richards Inlet. Named by the NZGSAE (1959-60) for Leonard R. Hewitt, leader at Scott Base, 1959. |
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