Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Jupiter Glacier (GBR) | 70° 55' 00.0" S | 68° 37' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 109564
Place ID: 7272
flowing SE into George VI Ice Shelf between Ganymede Heights and Callisto Cliffs, E Alexander Island, was photographed from the air and roughly surveyed from the ground by BGLE in October 1936 (Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232); resurveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island", 1948-49; in association with the names of planets in this area, named after Jupiter (APC, 1955, p.12; USHO chart 6639, 1955; DOS 610 sheet W 70 68, 1960). Lednik Yupiter (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). |
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| Jupiter Glacier (USA) | 70° 57' 00.0" S | 68° 30' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 127203
Place ID: 7272
Glacier on the E coast of Alexander Island, 10 mi long and 5 mi wide at its mouth, which flows E into George VI Sound to the S of Ablation Valley. First photo from the air on Nov. 23, 1935, by Lincoln Ellsworth and mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Roughly surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE. Named for the planet Jupiter by the FIDS following their surveys in 1948 and 1949. |
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