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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| Soyuz-17 Cliff (AUS) | 79° 31' 49.2" S | 159° 47' 36.4" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 138249
Place ID: 17133
A prominent rock cliff, 7 km long, on the N side of Carlyon Glacier in Cook Mountains. The cliff is 9 km WNW of Cape Murray and rises to c. 500 meters. |
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| Soyuz-17 Cliff (NZL) | 79° 31' 00.0" S | 159° 40' 00.0" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 134363
Place ID: 17133
A prominent rock cliff, 3.5 mi long, on the N side of Carlyon Glacier in Cook Mountains. The cliff is 4 mi WNW of Cape Murray and rises to c. 500 meters. Named after the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 17 of January 17, 1975. Not: Utës Sojuz-17. |
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| Soyuz-17 Cliff (USA) | 79° 31' 00.0" S | 159° 08' 00.0" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 131952
Place ID: 17133
A prominent rock cliff, 3.5 mi long, on the N side of Carlyon Glacier in Cook Mountains. The cliff is 4 mi WNW of Cape Murray and rises to c.500 meters. Named after the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 17 of January 17, 1975. |
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