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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| Rescue Nunatak (AUS) | 69° 37' 59.9" S | 157° 22' 00.1" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 1785
Place ID: 12056
A nunatak on the western side of the Matusevich Glacier in Oates Land. So-named by the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1963-64) because of the rescue, in bitter conditions, of a sledge and dogs which fell 10 m into a crevasse nearby. |
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| Rescue Nunatak (NZL) | 69° 36' 55.2" S | 157° 24' 43.4" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 139449
Place ID: 12056
A nunatak on the western side of the Matusevich Glacier in Oates Land. |
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| Rescue Nunatak (USA) | 69° 37' 00.0" S | 157° 27' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 130696
Place ID: 12056
A nunatak l4 mi SSE of Mount Martyn in southern Lazarev Mountains. The feature lies along the W side of upper Matusevich Glacier. Plotted by ANARE from photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) and ANARE (1959). Visited by NZGSAE (1963-64) who gave the name because of the rescue, in bitter conditions, of a sledge and dogs which had fallen into a nearby crevasse. |
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