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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| Murray Monolith (AUS) | 67° 47' 03.4" S | 66° 53' 16.7" E | Monolith |
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Name ID: 1320
Place ID: 10000
A rock outcrop on the coast of Mac.Robertson Land, about 9 km east of Scullin Monolith; about 340 m above sea level. Land was sighted in this vicinity by BANZARE (1929-31) in January, 1930. During the second voyage of BANZARE on 13 February, 1931, a flag and proclamation were thrown ashore just before a landing was made at the nearby Scullin Monolith. Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Sir George Murray, Chief Justice of South Australia and Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, a patron of the expedition. |
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| Murray Monolith (RUS) | 67° 47' 00.0" S | 66° 54' 00.0" E | Monolith |
| Name ID: 119558 Place ID: 10000 | |||
| Murray Monolith (USA) | 67° 47' 00.0" S | 66° 54' 00.0" E | Monolith |
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Name ID: 129229
Place ID: 10000
The detached front, 370 m, of Torlyn Mountain, standing 4 mi E of Scullin Monolith in Mac. Robertson Land. Early in January 1930 the BANZARE under Mawson sighted land in this area, and an airplane flight was made from the ship Discovery for observation. On Feb. 13, 1931 Mawson landed on nearby Scullin Monolith. Named by Mawson for Sir George Murray, Chief Justice of South Australia and Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, a patron of the expedition. |
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