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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| Avsyuk Glacier (GBR) | 67° 09' 00.0" S | 67° 12' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 107612
Place ID: 703
flowing NW into Hanusse Bay, Loubet Coast, was surveyed by FIDS from "Horseshoe Island" in 1956-57 and photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1957; named after Gregori Aleksandrovich Avsyuk (1906-86), Russian glaciologist and specialist on the glaciers of central Asia, in association with the names of other glaciologists grouped in this area (APC, 1960, p.2; BA, 1961, p.190; BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/14 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978). Glaciar Avsyuk (Argentina. AA, 1991 p.4) |
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| Avsyuk Glacier (USA) | 67° 07' 00.0" S | 67° 15' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 122059
Place ID: 703
Glacier on Arrowsmith Peninsula, Graham Land, flowing NW to Shumskiy Cove. Named by UK-APC in 1960 for Gregori A. Avsyuk, Russian glaciologist; specialist on the glaciers of central Asia. |
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| Avsyuk, glaciar (ARG) | 67° 09' 00.0" S | 67° 12' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 100162 Place ID: 703 | |||
| O'Keefe Hill (AUS) | 70° 20' 30.5" S | 64° 23' 49.5" E | Hill |
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Name ID: 703
Place ID: 10480
An isolated ice-covered hill, about 19 km south-west of Mount Starlight in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Recorded on aerial photography by ANARE in 1965. Named after J. O'Keefe, cook at Mawson in 1964. |
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