Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Jamieson Ridge (GBR) | 80° 27' 00.0" S | 25° 53' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 109505
Place ID: 7055
rising to c. 1150m on SW side of Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range, was photographed from the air by USN in 1967 and surveyed from the ground by BAS from Halley, 1968-71; in association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named after Thomas Francis Jamieson (1829-1913), Scottish glacial geologist whose work on the ice-worn rocks of Scotland established the true origin of glacial striae in 1862; originator of the theory of isostasy in 1865 (APC, 1974, p. 4; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Jamieson Ridge (USA) | 80° 27' 00.0" S | 25° 53' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 127041
Place ID: 7055
A narrow ridge 1 mi long, rising to c. 1,200 m at the SW end of the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by BAS, 1968-71. In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named by the UK-APC in 1971 after Thomas F. Jamieson (1829-1913), Scottish geologist whose work on the ice-worn rocks of Scotland developed the true origin of glacial striae in 1862; originator of the theory of isostasy in 1865. |
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