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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| Mount Imhotep (GBR) | 64° 22' 00.0" S | 62° 24' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 109457
Place ID: 6867
in Solvay Mountains, rising to c. 1250m NW of Buls Bay, Brabant Island, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of medicine grouped in this area, named after Imhotep (fl. 2890 BC), who lived in Egypt and was the first physician to emerge as an individual (APC, 1960, p.5; BAS 250 sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974). |
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| Mount Imhotep (USA) | 64° 21' 00.0" S | 62° 24' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 126915
Place ID: 6867
Mountain rising near the head of Hippocrates Glacier in the S part of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First mapped by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the UK-APC for Imhotep (c. 2890 B.C.), who lived in Egypt and was the first physician to emerge as an individual. |
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