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 Nivea (RUS) | 60° 35' 00.0" S | 45° 29' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 119668 Place ID: 10308 | |||
| Mount Nivea (GBR) | 60° 35' 00.0" S | 45° 29' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 110359
Place ID: 10308
highest mountain (1265m) on Coronation Island, at head of Sunshine Glacier, was surveyed by FIDS from Signy, 1948-49, and named after the snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) which breeds in this locality (APC, 1955, p.16; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963); resurveyed by FIDS from Signy, 1956-58, and climbed, 11 September 1956. |
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| Mount Nivea (USA) | 60° 35' 00.0" S | 45° 29' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 129437
Place ID: 10308
Conspicuous, snow-topped mountain, 1,265 m, at the head of Sunshine Glacier on Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. A number of rock towers lie on the NW side. Surveyed by the FIDS in 1948-49, and named by them for the snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) which breeds in this area. |
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| Níveo, cerro (ARG) | 60° 35' 00.0" S | 45° 29' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 101688 Place ID: 10308 | |||
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