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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| Irwin Glacier (NZL) | 71° 07' 30.3" S | 163° 22' 21.9" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 139878
Place ID: 6937
A steep tributary glacier in the Bowers Mountains, draining east-northeast for approximately 15km from Edlin Névé and at the terminus coalescing with Montigny Glacier (from the north), where it enters the larger Graveson Glacier. |
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| Irwin Glacier (USA) | 71° 07' 00.0" S | 163° 25' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 126970
Place ID: 6937
A steep tributary glacier in the Bowers Mountains, draining NE from Edlin Neve and at the terminus coalescing with Montigny Glacier (from the north), with which it enters the larger Graveson Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Carlisle S. Irwin, glaciologist, who participated in the study of Meserve Glacier in 1966-67. |
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