Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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Mercury Glacier (GBR) | 71° 32' 00.0" S | 68° 16' 00.0" W | Glacier |
Name ID: 110124
Place ID: 9453
flowing SE into George VI Sound between Waitabit Cliffs and Keystone Cliffs, E Alexander Island, was partially photographed from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935, and roughly surveyed from the ground by BGLE in 1936 (Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232); photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and re-surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island", 1948-49; in association with the names of planets in this area, named after Mercury (APC, 1955, p.15; DOS 610 sheet W 71 68, 1960). |
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Mercury Glacier (USA) | 71° 34' 00.0" S | 68° 14' 00.0" W | Glacier |
Name ID: 128810
Place ID: 9453
Glacier on the E coast of Alexander Island, 5 mi long and 2 mi wide, flowing E into George VI Sound between Waitabit Cliffs and Keystone Cliffs. Probably first seen by Lincoln Ellsworth, who flew near it and photographed segments of this coast on Nov. 23, 1935. Named by the UK-APC for the planet Mercury following rough surveys from George VI Sound by the FIDS in 1948 and 1949. Mapped in detail from air photos taken by the RARE, 1947-48, by Searle of the FIDS in 1960. |
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