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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| Lange Glacier (GBR) | 62° 06' 50.0" S | 58° 31' 24.4" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 109727
Place ID: 8086
flowing E into Admiralty Bay, King George Island, following surveys by FIDS, 1948-60, and air photography by FIDASE in 1956, was named after Alexander Lange (1860-1922), Norwegian pioneer of modern steam whaling in the South Shetland Islands, 1905-06; Master of Admiralen (Admiralen Peak, q.v.) (APC, 1960, p.5; BA chart 1774, 14.ix.1962; DOS 610 sheet W 62 58, 1968). |
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| Lange Glacier (USA) | 62° 07' 00.0" S | 58° 30' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 127773
Place ID: 8086
Glacier flowing into the W. side of Admiralty Bay close S. of Admiralen Peak, King George I., in the South Shetland Islands. Charted by the FrAE under Charcot, 1908-10. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Alexander Lange (1860-1922), Norwegian pioneer of modern steam whaling in the South Shetland Is. in 1905-6, and commander of the Admiralen. |
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