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The Tapley Mountains, Watson Escarpment, Mount Blackburn, and the [[La Gorce Mountains]] bound the Scott Glacier on its eastern margin, while the Karo Hills, Hays Mountains, Faulkner Escarpment, and Rawson Mountains define the western edge of the Scott's drainage. | The Tapley Mountains, Watson Escarpment, Mount Blackburn, and the [[La Gorce Mountains]] bound the Scott Glacier on its eastern margin, while the Karo Hills, Hays Mountains, Faulkner Escarpment, and Rawson Mountains define the western edge of the Scott's drainage. | ||
The Scott Glacier is bisected by the 150° line of longitude putting roughly half the [[glacier]] in [[Westarctica]]'s territory while the westernmost half is located inside New Zealand's [[Ross Dependency]]. | |||
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[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | |||