Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Highton Glacier (GBR) | 61° 14' 14.6" S | 54° 03' 48.2" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 109310
Place ID: 6374
on E coast of Clarence Island, S of Sugarloaf Island, flowing NE, was photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1957; following field work by JSEEIG, 1976-77, called Stamina Glacier from the stamina needed to cross it (Highton in Furse, 1979, map p.130); later named Highton Glacier after Cdr John Ernest Highton, RN (b. 1935), Deputy Leader of the expedition and in charge of the group on Clarence Island (APC, 1980, p.4). |
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| Highton Glacier (USA) | 61° 14' 00.0" S | 54° 03' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 126523
Place ID: 6374
Glacier on E coast of Clarence Island, S of Sugarloaf Island, flowing NE to the sea. Called Stamina Glacier from the stamina needed to cross it by JSEEIG, 1976-77; named by UK-APC in 1980 after Cdr. John E. Highton, RN, Deputy Leader of the expedition and in charge of the group on Clarence Island. |
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