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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| Howchin Glacier (NZL) | 78° 12' 00.0" S | 163° 22' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 113581
Place ID: 6677
Between the Ward and Walcott Glaciers, on the east side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Western Geological Party, led by Taylor, of the BAE, 1910-13. Named for Professor W Howchin, geologist, of Adelaide. |
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| Howchin Glacier (RUS) | 78° 11' 00.0" S | 163° 24' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 118529 Place ID: 6677 | |||
| Howchin Glacier (USA) | 78° 12' 00.0" S | 163° 22' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 126770
Place ID: 6677
Glacier between the Ward and Walcott Glaciers, on the E side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land. Discovered by a party led by Taylor of the BrAE (1910-13) and named for Prof. W. Howchin, geologist of Adelaide. |
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