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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| Shapeless Mountain (NZL) | 77° 26' 00.0" S | 160° 24' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 114364
Place ID: 13088
A massive mountain on the north side of the Upper Wright Glacier overlooking the large area of dry valleys from the Wright Valley to Skew Peak. Named by the Northern Survey Party of the NZTAE, 1956-58, which set up a survey station on its summit on 25 December 1957. It was given this descriptive name appropriate to its appearance from almost every direction. |
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| Shapeless Mountain (USA) | 77° 26' 00.0" S | 160° 24' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 131471
Place ID: 13088
Massive mountain, 2,740 m, standing W of the head of Balham Valley in Victoria Land. Named in 1957 by the N.Z. Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) as being descriptive of its appearance from almost every direction. |
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