Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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Mount Rex (RUS) | 74° 58' 00.0" S | 76° 00' 00.0" W | Mountain |
Name ID: 120216 Place ID: 12073 | |||
Mount Rex (GBR) | 74° 54' 00.0" S | 75° 57' 00.0" W | Mountain |
Name ID: 110853
Place ID: 12073
rising to 1105m S of English Coast and NW of Cape Zumberge, Orville Coast, was seen from the air by Ellsworth as an isolated nunatak, 23 November 1935 (Joerg, 1936, Fig. 16, p.459; Alberts, 1968, p.213); again |
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Mount Rex (USA) | 74° 54' 00.0" S | 75° 57' 00.0" W | Mountain |
Name ID: 130712
Place ID: 12073
An isolated mountain (1,105 m) which rises above the interior ice surface of Ellsworth Land about 55 mi SSE of FitzGerald Bluffs. Discovered and photographed from the air on Nov. 23, 1935 by Lincoln Ellsworth (Geographical Review, July 1936, p. 459, Fig. 16). The feature was resighted by the RARE (1947-48) under Finn Ronne, who named it for Lt. Cdr. Daniel F. Rex, USN, of the Office of Naval Research, who made important contributions to the planning of the scientific research program and the equipping of the expedition. |
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Rex, Monte (CHL) | 74° 57' 00.0" S | 76° 55' 00.0" W | Mountain |
Name ID: 106157
Place ID: 12073
Descubierto por el RARE, en los años 1947-1948, bajo la dirección del capitán de fragata Finne Ronne, fue denominada así en honor del capitán de corbeta Daniel F. Rex, USM de la oficina de Investigaciones Navales de los EE.UU., quien contribuyó en forma importante durante el planeamiento del programa de Investigación Científica y el equipo de la expedición. Monte con cerca de 10.500 pies de altura, situado al E del monte Peterson. |
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