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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| Cascade Bluff (NZL) | 84° 57' 00.0" S | 178° 10' 00.0" W | Bluff |
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Name ID: 112945
Place ID: 2373
A long ice-covered bluff overlooking the south side of Mincey Glacier water cascades over the bluff during warm period. A descriptive name given by Dr F Alton Wade, of USA, who worked in this area during the summer fo 1962-63, as leader of the Shackleton Glacier Paty, USARP. |
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| Cascade Bluff (USA) | 84° 57' 00.0" S | 178° 10' 00.0" W | Bluff |
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Name ID: 123347
Place ID: 2373
A low, mainly ice-covered bluff that forms the SW wall of Mincey Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. The feature was so named by the Texas Tech-Shackleton Glacier Party, 1962-63, because water cascades over the bluff during warm periods. |
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| Hans Rock (AUS) | 68° 29' 24.0" S | 77° 54' 24.1" E | Rock |
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Name ID: 2373
Place ID: 5972
An isolated, submerged rock about 5 km due north of Magnetic Island, off the Vestfold Hills. Least depth is probably not more than 3 m. The rock was struck by M.V. Kista Dan on 29 January, 1955. |
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