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
Iliad Glacier (GBR) 64° 31' 00.0" S 63° 31' 00.0" W Glacier
Name ID: 109456 Place ID: 6862

flowing NE into Lapeyrère Bay, Anvers Island, was surveyed by FIDS from "Arthur Harbour" in 1955 and photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57; in association with names from Homer's Iliad in this area, named after that work (APC, 1958, p.5; BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/3, 1-DOS 1979).

Iliad Glacier (USA) 64° 27' 00.0" S 63° 27' 00.0" W Glacier
Name ID: 126912 Place ID: 6862

Glacier flowing NE from the central highlands of Anvers Island between the Achaean and Trojan Ranges into Lapeyrere Bay, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed in 1955 by the FIDS and named by the UK-APC for Homer's Iliad.

Ilíada, glaciar (ARG) 64° 31' 00.0" S 63° 31' 00.0" W Glacier
Name ID: 101200 Place ID: 6862

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