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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| Mackay Glacier (NZL) | 76° 58' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 113815
Place ID: 8800
A large glacier along the east coast of Victoria Land descending between Mts Marston and England from the inland plateau to Granite Harbour. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party, led by David, of the BAE, 1907-09, in 1908 and named for Dr Alistair Forbes Mackay, a member of the party. |
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| Mackay Glacier (RUS) | 77° 00' 00.0" S | 161° 30' 00.0" E | Glacier |
| Name ID: 119179 Place ID: 8800 | |||
| Mackay Glacier (USA) | 76° 58' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 128291
Place ID: 8800
A large glacier in Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, between the Convoy and Clare Ranges, into the southern part of Granite Harbor. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the BrAE (1907-09) and named for Alistair F. Mackay, a member of the party. |
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