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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| Elliott Hills (GBR) | 71° 25' 00.0" S | 65° 25' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 108667
Place ID: 4186
rising to 1525m at N end of Gutenko Mountains, central Palmer Land, were photographed from the air by USN, 1966-69, and surveyed from the ground by BAS from "Stonington Island", 1971-72; named after Lieut. Cdr David J. Elliott, USN, Commander of LC-130 aircraft on photographic flights over Antarctica, ODF 1970 and 1971 (APC, 1977, p.12; USGS sketch map Plamer Land (North Part), 1979). |
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| Elliott Hills (USA) | 71° 25' 00.0" S | 65° 25' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 124773
Place ID: 4186
A group of low hills and nunataks, 12 mi long, that mark the NW end of the Gutenko Mountains, in central Palmer Land. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. David J. Elliott, USN, Commander of LC-130 aircraft in aerial photographic and ice-sensing flights over extensive areas of the Antarctic continent during Operation Deep Freeze, 1970 and 1971. |
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