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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| Adams Island (AUS) | 66° 33' 00.0" S | 92° 33' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 957
Place ID: 56
A small rocky island on the western side of McDonald Bay, about 20 km west of Haswell Island, off the coast of Queen Mary Land; Discovered by the AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after the boat-swain of the expedition ship, SY Aurora. |
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| Bartlett Glacier (NZL) | 86° 25' 28.3" S | 154° 28' 08.3" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 140064
Place ID: 957
A tributary glacier flowing northeast from Nilsen Plateau for approximately 55km and joining Scott Glacier north of Mount Gardiner. More than 8km wide between Mount Ruth and Mount Walshe. |
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| Bartlett Glacier (USA) | 86° 15' 00.0" S | 152° 00' 00.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 122242
Place ID: 957
A tributary glacier, about 30 mi long and 5 mi wide at its terminus, flowing NE from Nilsen Plateau and joining Scott Glacier close N of Mount Gardiner. Discovered in December 1934 by the ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for Capt. Robert A. Bartlett of Brigus, Newfoundland, noted Arctic navigator and explorer who recommended that the expedition acquire the Bear, an ice-ship which was purchased and rechristened by Byrd as the Bear of Oakland. |
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