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.
Showing all 2 place names.
| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobsen Head (RUS) | 74° 01' 00.0" S | 113° 20' 00.0" W | Head |
| Name ID: 118607 Place ID: 7027 | |||
| Jacobsen Head (USA) | 74° 02' 00.0" S | 113° 35' 00.0" W | Head |
|
Name ID: 127024
Place ID: 7027
An ice-covered headland forming the NE point of Slichter Foreland, Martin Peninsula, on the Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. First delineated by USGS from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN after Cdr. Glen Jacobsen, USN, captain of the icebreaker Atka on the 1954-55 reconnaissance cruise to Antarctica to examine sites for use as science stations during the 1957-58 IGY. |
|||
Showing all 2 place names.