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
Lazarev Mountains (AUS) 69° 34' 59.9" S 157° 16' 59.9" E Mountain
Name ID: 1394 Place ID: 8235

A chain of mountains extending southwards for about 57 km from Magga Peak, Oates Land, on the western side of the Matusevich Glacier. Photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). The Third Soviet Maritime Antarctic Expedition (1957-58) and ANARE (1959). Named after M.P. Lazarev, commander of the sloop Mirny of the Bellingshausen Expedition (1819-21).

Lazarev Mountains (USA) 69° 32' 00.0" S 157° 20' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 127878 Place ID: 8235

A chain of mountains along the west side of Matusevich Glacier southward of Eld Peak, about 25 mi long. Photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957-58) and ANARE (1959). Named by the Soviet expedition after Lt. M.P. Lazarev, commander of the sloop Mirnyy of the Bellingshausen expedition (1819-21).

Lazareva, gory (RUS) 69° 23' 00.0" S 157° 10' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 118998 Place ID: 8235

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