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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| Palisade Nunatak (GBR) | 64° 04' 15.0" S | 58° 15' 15.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 110480
Place ID: 10840
rising to c. 150m SE of Hidden Lake, W James Ross Island, was surveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay", 1958-61, and so named from its ridge-backed shape and columnar structure (APC, 1964, p.4; BAS 250 sheet SQ 21-22/1 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1974). |
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| Palisade Nunatak (USA) | 64° 04' 00.0" S | 58° 15' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 129804
Place ID: 10840
A substantial rock nunatak just N of Rohss Bay and 2 mi SE of Hidden Lake on James Ross Island. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960-61). This distinctive ridge-backed nunatak with vertical columnar structure is the largest outcrop of hard intrusive rock on James Ross Island. Named by UK-APC for its resemblance to a palisade. |
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