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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| Marcoux Nunatak (AUS) | 69° 54' 46.0" S | 159° 04' 15.0" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 1891
Place ID: 8978
A nunatak about 22 km south-east of Pope Mountain in Oates Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after J.S. Marcoux, aviation structural mechanic at McMurdo station during the winter of 1967. |
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| Marcoux Nunatak (USA) | 69° 55' 00.0" S | 159° 04' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 128414
Place ID: 8978
A nunatak (1,530 m) about midway between Schmidt Nunataks and Poorman Peak in the Wilson Hills. It stands above the ice near the head of Manna Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for John S. Marcoux, USN, aviation structural mechanic with Squadron VX-6, who wintered at McMurdo Station in 1967. |
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