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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| Mount Waesche (RUS) | 77° 10' 00.0" S | 127° 00' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 121280 Place ID: 15634 | |||
| Mount Waesche (USA) | 77° 10' 00.0" S | 126° 54' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 133342
Place ID: 15634
A large and prominent mountain (3,290 m) of volcanic origin, standing immediately SW of Mount Sidley and marking the southern end of the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land. The feature is snow covered except for rock exposures on the S and SW slopes. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service expedition on a flight, Dec. 15, 1940, and named for V. Admiral Russell R. Waesche, U.S. Coast Guard, member of the Antarctic Service Executive Committee. |
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