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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Butson Ridge (GBR) | 68° 05' 00.0" S | 66° 51' 00.0" W | Ridge |
Name ID: 108035
Place ID: 2127
between McClary Glacier and Northeast Glacier, Fallières Coast, was surveyed by BGLE in 1936 (Rymill, 1938a, map facing p.432); resurveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island", 1947-48, and named after Dr Arthur Richard Cecil Butson (b. 1922), FIDS medical officer, "Stonington Island", 1946-47, who in July 1947 rescued a member of RARE from a crevasse in Northeast Glacier and was later awarded the Albert Medal "for gallantry" (exchanged for the George Cross in 1971) (APC, 1955, p.6; DCS 601 sheet 68 66, 1955). Cordón Molinero, so called by AAE after Tte Juan Molinero who was lost here with his dog team (Argentina. MD, 1978, letter M). |
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Butson Ridge (USA) | 68° 05' 00.0" S | 66° 53' 00.0" W | Ridge |
Name ID: 123152
Place ID: 2127
Rocky ridge with a number of ice-covered summits, the highest 1,305 m, forming the N wall of Northeast Glacier on the W coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1946-48 by the FIDS and named for Dr. Arthur R.C. Butson, FIDS medical officer at Stonington Island, who in July 1947 rescued a member of the RARE from a crevasse in Northeast Glacier. |
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Laird Plateau (AUS) | 82° 00' 00.0" S | 157° 00' 00.0" E | Plateau |
Name ID: 2127
Place ID: 8025
A high plateau 22 km north-east of the northern end of the Cobham Range. Discovered by the N.Z. Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after M.G. Laird, the leader of the expedition. |
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Molinero, cordón (ARG) | 68° 06' 00.0" S | 66° 57' 00.0" W | Ridge |
Name ID: 101579 Place ID: 2127 |
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