Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Jaeger Hills (GBR) | 75° 31' 00.0" S | 65° 45' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 109496
Place ID: 7033
rising to c. 1000 m between Matthews Glacier and McCaw Ridge, Orville Coast, were photographed from the air by USN, 1965-67, and mapped from air photographs by USGS; following a visit by a USGS field party in December 1977, named after Cdr James Walter Jaeger, USN, commanding Antarctic Development Squadron Six, 1977-78, and command pilot of an LC-130 aircraft in support of the field party (APC, 1986, p. 3). |
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| Jaeger Hills (USA) | 75° 30' 00.0" S | 65° 40' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 127030
Place ID: 7033
A group of hills and nunataks, rising to c. 1,000 m and running NE-SW for 24 mi between Matthews Glacier and McCaw Ridge on the Orville Coast, Ellsworth Land. The feature was mapped by USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1961-67. It was visited in 1977-78 by a USGS geological party, led by Peter D. Rowley, and named after Cdr. James W. Jaeger, USN, Commanding Officer, Antarctic Development Squadron Six, 1977-78, and command pilot of the LC-130 aircraft in support of the USGS party. |
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