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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| Lensen Glacier (NZL) | 72° 18' 00.0" S | 166° 48' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 113757
Place ID: 8328
A north-west flowing glacier 17 miles in length and 2 miles in width, which possesses a common divide with Wood glacier. Crosscut Peak is situated at its head. Named by the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, after G J Lensen, a member of the NZGSAE which mapped the Tucker Glacier region. |
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| Lensen Glacier (USA) | 72° 18' 00.0" S | 166° 48' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 127941
Place ID: 8328
A tributary glacier that flows NE to enter Pearl Harbor Glacier just E of Mount Pearson, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land. Named by NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for G.J. Lensen, a member of the NZGSAE, 1957-58, that worked in the Tucker Glacier area. |
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