Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Kreitzerisen (NOR) | 72° 12' 00.0" S | 21° 41' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 115464
Place ID: 7827
35 km long glacier between Tertene and Bamsefjell in the W part of Sør-Rondane. After lieutenant William R. Kreitzer, plane commander on one of the three USN operation Highjump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14° and 164° E, 1946-47. |
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| Kreitzerisen (USA) | 72° 13' 00.0" S | 22° 10' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 127603
Place ID: 7827
Glacier, 8 mi long, flowing N between Tertene Nunataks and Bamse Mountain in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, and named for Lt. William R. Kreitzer, USN, plane commander on one of the three USN Operation HighJump aerial crews which photographed this and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 East. |
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