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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| Himalia Ridge (GBR) | 70° 50' 00.0" S | 68° 27' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 109318
Place ID: 6393
running E-W on the N side of Ganymede Heights, NE of Jupiter Glacier, E Alexander Island, was photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and mapped from air photographs by FIDS in 1959 (DOS 610 sheet W 70 68, 1960; Elliott, 1974, Fig 11, p.109); following geological work in the area by BAS, 1983-84, named after Himalia a satellite of Jupiter, in association with the glacier (APC, 1986, p.3). |
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| Himalia Ridge (USA) | 70° 50' 00.0" S | 68° 27' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 126535
Place ID: 6393
A ridge running E-W on the N side of Ganymede Heights, NE of Jupiter Glacier, E Alexander Island. Photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of FIDS in 1960. Named by UK-APC following BAS geological work, 1983-84, after Himalia, a satellite of Jupiter, in association with the glacier. |
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