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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| Flat Top (NZL) | 84° 42' 00.0" S | 172° 50' 00.0" E | Plain |
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Name ID: 113303
Place ID: 4691
On the eastern side of the Beardmore Glacier, 4053m high. A flat-topped mountain or ridge between Mts Patrick and Deakin. Named for its shape by the Southern Polar Party of BAE, 1910-13, it is the highest point in the Commonwealth Range. |
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| Flat Top (RUS) | 84° 52' 00.0" S | 171° 50' 00.0" E | Plain |
| Name ID: 118010 Place ID: 4691 | |||
| Flat Top (USA) | 84° 42' 00.0" S | 171° 50' 00.0" E | Plain |
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Name ID: 125171
Place ID: 4691
A prominent ice-covered mountain, over 4000 m, with a broad, flat summit area, standing just E of the head of Osicki Glacier. It is the highest point in the Commonwealth Range. Named by the BrAE (1910-13) as being descriptive. |
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