Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Müller Ice Shelf (GBR) | 67° 15' 00.0" S | 66° 52' 00.0" W | Ice shelf |
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Name ID: 110265
Place ID: 9954
SW of Hooke Point, Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast, supplied from the S by Brückner Glacier (q.v.) and Antevs Glacier (q.v.), was photographed from the air by FIDASE in January 1957 and later recognized as an ice shelf (BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/14 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978); in association with the names of glaciologists grouped in this area, named after Fritz Müller (1926-80), Swiss glaciologist who carried out research in Switzerland, the Canadian Western Arctic, Axel Heiberg Island, N Baffin Bay, N Greenland and the Himalaya (Swiss Everest Expedition, 1957); Professor of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, and Geographical Institute, ETH [Federal Technical University], Zurich, 1971-80; Secretary, International Commission of Snow and Ice, 1971-75 (APC, 1986, p.3). |
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| Müller Ice Shelf (USA) | 67° 15' 00.0" S | 66° 52' 00.0" W | Ice shelf |
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Name ID: 129190
Place ID: 9954
An ice shelf lying SW of Hooke Point in SW Lallemand Fjord, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast. The ice shelf is nurtured by Bruckner Glacier and Antevs Glacier. Named by the UK-APC in 1981 after Fritz Muller (1926-80), Swiss glaciologist, who carried out research in Switzerland, Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, and the Himalayas. |
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