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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| Hourglass Lake (NZL) | 77° 20' 34.7" S | 161° 02' 59.4" E | Water body |
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Name ID: 139383
Place ID: 6650
Small meltwater lake midway between Webb Lake and Lake Vashka in Barwick Valley, Victoria Land. Depending on levels, the two parts of the feature may be very narrowly connected or two distinct lakes with a channel between them. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-ME08 |
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| Hourglass Lake (USA) | 77° 21' 00.0" S | 161° 04' 00.0" E | Water body |
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Name ID: 126745
Place ID: 6650
Small meltwater lake midway between Webb Lake and Lake Vashka in Barwick Valley, Victoria Land. The descriptive name was given in 1964 by American geologist Parker E. Calkin and alludes to the outline of the lake. |
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