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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| Dismal Mountains (AUS) | 68° 06' 00.0" S | 55° 27' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 1678
Place ID: 3681
A group of nunataks about 57 km south of Rayner Peak in Kemp Land. Photographed in 1956 by ANARE aircraft. Surveyed in December, 1958, by G A Knuckey during a dog-sledge journey from Amundsen Bay to Mawson. So named because the mountains are frequently shrouded in cloud. |
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| Dismal Mountains (RUS) | 68° 05' 00.0" S | 55° 25' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 117713 Place ID: 3681 | |||
| Dismal Mountains (USA) | 68° 05' 00.0" S | 55° 25' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 124388
Place ID: 3681
Group of nunataks about 35 mi SW of Rayner Peak. Photographed from ANARE aircraft in 1956, and surveyed by G.A. Knuckey during a dog-sledge journey from Amundsen Bay to Mawson Station in December 1958. So named because the mountains are frequently shrouded in clouds. |
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