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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| Land Glacier (RUS) | 75° 45' 00.0" S | 141° 15' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 118955 Place ID: 8063 | |||
| Land Glacier (USA) | 75° 40' 00.0" S | 141° 45' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 127755
Place ID: 8063
A broad, heavily-crevassed glacier, about 35 mi long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the USAS (1939-41) and named for R. Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission. |
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