Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Erehwon Nunatak (USA) | 74° 31' 00.0" S | 76° 41' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 124867
Place ID: 4307
A small nunatak (6 m high, 15 m long) at an elevation of 1,050 m, located 16 mi NW of Henkle Peak in Ellsworth Land. It was discovered in January 1985 by chance in a snowstorm and fog by the joint USGS-BAS geological party led by Peter D. Rowley. party is significantly older than the oldest previously dated rock from southern Antarctic Peninsula. The name is "nowhere" spelled backwards and was suggested by Rowley because the field party was uncertain of its location during the foul weather. |
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| Erewhon Nunatak (GBR) | 74° 31' 00.0" S | 76° 41' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 108701
Place ID: 4307
A small nunatak (6 m high, 15 m long) at an elevation of 1,050 m, NW of Henkle Peak, southern Palmer Land. It was discovered in January 1985 by the joint USGS-BAS geological party which was lost in fog in the vicinity. The name derives from Samuel Butler's book Erewhon which is a modified version of "nowhere" spelled backwards; it has been used in the form Erehwon (sic) Nunatak (APC, 1988). |
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