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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Ceres Nunataks (GBR) | 72° 03' 00.0" S | 70° 25' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 108132
Place ID: 2469
rising to c. 500m at E end of Shostakovich Peninsula, S Alexander Island, following surveys by BAS, 1962-73, were named after Ceres, one of the asteroids lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, in association with the names of planets and their satellites in this area (APC, 1975, p.3). |
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| Ceres Nunataks (USA) | 72° 03' 00.0" S | 70° 25' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 123414
Place ID: 2469
A group of three nunataks located immediately east of the base of Shostakovich Peninsula in southern Alexander Island. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. Named by UK-APC after one of the asteroids lying between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. |
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