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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| Nash Range (NZL) | 81° 55' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 113984
Place ID: 10093
A range of mountains lying along the Shackleton Coast of the Ross Ice Shelf between Beaumont Bay in the north, to Cape Wilson and the Nimrod Glacier in the south, and to Bridge Pass and the Algie Glacier on the west. Peaks in this range include Mts Canopus and Christmas. Named by the Ross Sea Committee for the Right Hon W Nash, who, as leader of the Opposition and later as Prime Minister gave strong support to the NZTAE, 1956-58. |
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| Nash Range (RUS) | 81° 55' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Range |
| Name ID: 119585 Place ID: 10093 | |||
| Nash Range (USA) | 81° 55' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 129280
Place ID: 10093
A mainly ice-covered coastal range, 40 mi long, bordering the W side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Dickey and Nimrod Glaciers. Named by the Ross Sea Committee for Walter Nash who, as Leader of the Opposition and later as Prime Minister of New Zealand, gave strong support to N.Z. participation in the CTAE, 1956-58. |
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