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
Mendeleeva, Glacier (RUS) 71° 54' 00.0" S 14° 31' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 119371 Place ID: 9423

Mendeleevbreen (NOR) 71° 56' 24.0" S 14° 31' 30.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 115607 Place ID: 9423

12 km long glacier in Payerfjella, Hoelfjella E in Fimbulheimen. After Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, 1834-1907, Russian chemist (Periodic law).

Mendeleyev Glacier (USA) 71° 55' 00.0" S 14° 33' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 128791 Place ID: 9423

Glacier, 10 mi long, draining NE through the N outcrops of the Payer Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from air photos and surveys by SovAE, 1960-61, and named after Dmitri I. Mendeleyev (1834-1907), Russian chemist.

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