Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Asterozoan Buttress (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Asterozoan Buttress (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Buttress
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Prominent vertical cliff-faced spur which forms the east-pointing SE corner of Patalamon Mesa, James Ross Island, W of Hidden Lake and rising to c. 650 m a.s.l. Named after a locality close to the base of the spur from which fossil asterozoan impressions are situated. It is the only known occurrence of those fossils on the island and it is a highly unusual fossil type in Antarctica.
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