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.
Showing all 3 place names.
| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liv Glacier (NZL) | 84° 55' 00.0" S | 168° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
|
Name ID: 113781
Place ID: 8545
A steep glacier about 45 miles long flowing north from the Polar Plateau along the west side of the Duncan Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered in November 1911 by Amundsen, who named it for the daughter of Dr Fridtjof Nansen. This glacier was selected by Byrd as the route to the Polar Plateau for his flight from Little America to the South Pole on 28 November 1929. |
|||
| Liv Glacier (RUS) | 85° 00' 00.0" S | 168° 30' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 119107 Place ID: 8545 | |||
| Liv Glacier (USA) | 84° 55' 00.0" S | 168° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
|
Name ID: 128123
Place ID: 8545
A steep valley glacier, 40 mi long, emerging from the polar plateau just SE of Barnum Peak and draining N through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. Discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen, who named it for the daughter of Fridtjof Nansen. |
|||
Showing all 3 place names.