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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| Newman Nunataks (AUS) | 66° 40' 00.1" S | 54° 45' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 1691
Place ID: 10220
A group of nunataks about 19 km west of Aker Peaks, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956 and 1960. Named after A.J. Newman, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1961. |
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| Newman Nunataks (RUS) | 66° 38' 00.0" S | 54° 45' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
| Name ID: 119633 Place ID: 10220 | |||
| Newman Nunataks (USA) | 66° 40' 00.0" S | 54° 45' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 129377
Place ID: 10220
Group of nunataks about midway between the Napier Mountains and Aker Peaks. Roughly mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped from aerial photos taken by the ANARE in 1956 and 1960, and named after A.J. Newman, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1961. |
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