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.
Showing 1 place name.
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
---|---|---|---|
Skelly Peak (USA) | 79° 23' 00.0" S | 85° 19' 00.0" W | Peak |
Name ID: 131697
Place ID: 13398
A peak (1,450 m) on the end of a spur, marking the NE limit of Watlack Hills in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for Donald J. Skelly, hospital corpsman, USN, chief petty officer in charge of Palmer Station in 1966. |
Showing 1 place name.