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
Lucy Glacier (AUS) 82° 24' 00.0" S 158° 25' 00.1" E Glacier
Name ID: 579 Place ID: 8704

A large glacier glowing into the Nimrod Glacier between Cobham Range and Geologists Range. This region was explored by a party from the N.Z. Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after W.R. Lucy, surveyor with the expedition.

Lucy Glacier (USA) 82° 24' 00.0" S 158° 25' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 128214 Place ID: 8704

Wide glacier which flows SE from the polar plateau, between Laird Plateau and McKay Cliffs, into Nimrod Glacier. Named for W.R. Lucy, surveyor with 1963-64 Scott Base projects, who wintered over in 1964, and was surveyor with the 1964-65 Geologists Range field party of the NZGSAE.

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