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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| Mummy Pond (NZL) | 77° 39' 50.6" S | 162° 39' 36.3" E | Water body |
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Name ID: 139589
Place ID: 9964
A pond between Suess Glacier and Lacroix Glacier in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MF09 |
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| Mummy Pond (USA) | 77° 40' 00.0" S | 162° 39' 00.0" E | Water body |
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Name ID: 129200
Place ID: 9964
A pond between Suess and Lacroix Glaciers in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. So named by T.L. Pewe, U.S. geologist who visited the area in December 1957, because of the mummified seals found around the pond. |
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