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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| Vestal Ridge (NZL) | 77° 53' 27.4" S | 160° 37' 37.3" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 139543
Place ID: 15436
A steep rock ridge in southeast Beacon Valley, trending south-north for approximately 3.5km and rising to 2275m, forming the divide between Mullins Valley and Farnell Valley, in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MF07 |
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| Vestal Ridge (USA) | 77° 53' 00.0" S | 160° 38' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 133222
Place ID: 15436
A steep rock ridge in SE Beacon Valley, rising to 2,240 m and forming the divide between Mullins Valley and Farnell Valley, in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by US-ACAN in 1993 after J. Robie Vestal (1942-92), microbiologist at the University of Cincinnati, 1983-92; chairman of the advisory committee to the Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 1990-91. His research in Antarctica focused on adaptations of microbial ecosystems to the extreme environments. |
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