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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| Pearsall Ridge (NZL) | 77° 52' 40.1" S | 163° 03' 47.8" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 139650
Place ID: 11005
A ridge, for the most part ice covered, which extends east-northeast from Royal Society Range between Descent Pass and Covert Glacier, in Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MF10 |
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| Pearsall Ridge (USA) | 77° 52' 00.0" S | 163° 06' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 129946
Place ID: 11005
A ridge, for the most part ice covered, which extends ENE from Royal Society Range between Descent Pass and Covert Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after Richard A. Pearsall, cartographer, USGS; member of the USGS geodetic control party to the Ellsworth Mountains in the 1979-80 season; additional work during the season at South Pole Station, determining the true position of the Geographic South Pole. |
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