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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| McCarthy Glacier (RUS) | 86° 04' 00.0" S | 127° 24' 00.0" W | Glacier |
| Name ID: 119301 Place ID: 9224 | |||
| McCarthy Glacier (USA) | 86° 04' 00.0" S | 127° 24' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 128611
Place ID: 9224
A broad glacier at the S side of Wisconsin Plateau, flowing W to merge with the lower part of Olentangy Glacier before entering Reedy Glacier just SW of Mount McNaughton. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Robert J. McCarthy, USN, pilot on flights to the general area during Operation Highjump, 1946-47. |
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