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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| Mount Nansen (NZL) | 74° 33' 00.0" S | 162° 36' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 113982
Place ID: 10071
A tabular mountain, about 2377m high, with precipitous walls, lying north of the Reeves Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04. Named for Dr Fridtjof Nansen, noted Artic explorer, from whom Scott obtained much valuable practical information for his expedition. |
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| Mount Nansen (RUS) | 74° 40' 00.0" S | 162° 45' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 119580 Place ID: 10071 | |||
| Mount Nansen (USA) | 74° 33' 00.0" S | 162° 36' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 129266
Place ID: 10071
A prominent mountain, 2,740 m, surmounting the steep eastern escarpment of the Eisenhower Range, 11 mi S of Mount Baxter, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the BrNAE, 1901-04, and named for Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer from whom Capt. Scott obtained much practical information for his expedition. |
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