Feature Name (see definition): Back Cirque

Feature Class (see definition): Basin

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 818

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 39' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 28' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.65

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.4666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): An east-facing cirque to the N of Sloman Glacier in SE Adelaide Island. The cirque indents the S side of the ridge that extends from the SE part of Mount Liotard. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1982 after Eric K.P. Back of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), who in addition to service at Adelaide Station and Grytviken from 1964-65, also served as British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Base Commander, Signy, 1974-75, Halley, 1975-76, Faraday, 1977-78, and Rothera, 1978-79.

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