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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| Werner Mountains (RUS) | 73° 34' 00.0" S | 62° 20' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 121346 Place ID: 15893 | |||
| Werner Mountains (GBR) | 73° 34' 00.0" S | 62° 20' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 111886
Place ID: 15893
lying N and S of Douglas Glacier, Lassiter Coast, bounded to N by Meinardus Glacier and to E and S by Bryan Glacier, rising to 1560m at Mount High and including also from N to S Mount Hemmingsen, Mount Fell, Mount Virdin and Mount Broome, were photographed from the air by USN, 1965-67, and mapped from air photographs by USGS; in association with the names of pioneer geologists grouped on this coast , named after Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1819), German geologist and mineralogist (USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969; APC, 1975, p.5; BAS sheet Misc. 2, 1981). |
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| Werner Mountains (USA) | 73° 34' 00.0" S | 62° 20' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 133570
Place ID: 15893
A group of mountains located just WSW of New Bedford Inlet and between the Meinardus and Bryan Glaciers, in Palmer Land. The mountains were first seen and photographed from the air by the USAS, 1939-41. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1819), German geologist and mineralogist. |
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