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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| Dusky Ridge (AUS) | 80° 04' 59.9" S | 157° 01' 59.9" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 2350
Place ID: 3983
A mountain ridge about 11 km long extending north-south between the Byrd Glacier and the Hatherton Glacier. Named Dusky Mountains by the Darwin Glacier party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58) because of the almost complete lack of snow on the eastern faces and associated dry valleys. The generic ridge is considered more appropriate than mountains. |
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| Dusky Ridge (NZL) | 80° 05' 47.1" S | 157° 02' 18.1" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 139500
Place ID: 3983
An ice-free rock ridge, 23km long extending from the main ridge of Britannia Range, and maximum width 4km. Between Lieske Glacier and Hinton Glacier. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MN05 |
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| Dusky Ridge (USA) | 80° 05' 00.0" S | 157° 02' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 124604
Place ID: 3983
An ice-free rock ridge, 9 mi long and 2 mi wide, between Lieske and Hinton Glaciers in the Britannia Range. Named "Dusky Mountains" by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956-58) because of the lack of snow on its slopes. The name was amended to Dusky Ridge following remapping of the feature by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. |
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