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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| Kosco Glacier (NZL) | 84° 27' 00.0" S | 178° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 113715
Place ID: 7766
A glacier about 30 miles long flowing from the base of Anderson Heights in the Bush Mountains, in a generally northern direction to meet the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the USASE, 1939-41, on Flight C of 29 February - 1 March 1940, and named for Captain George F Kosco USN Chief Aerologist and Chief Scientist of US Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. |
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| Kosco Glacier (RUS) | 84° 27' 00.0" S | 178° 10' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 118854 Place ID: 7766 | |||
| Kosco Glacier (USA) | 84° 27' 00.0" S | 178° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 127563
Place ID: 7766
A glacier about 20 mi long, flowing from the Anderson Heights vicinity of the Bush Mountains northward to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Wilson Portal and Mount Speed. Discovered by the USAS, 1939-41. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. George F. Kosco, USN, chief aerologist and chief scientist of USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. |
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