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 Northampton (NZL) | 72° 41' 00.0" S | 169° 06' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 114019
Place ID: 10395
A high peak standing between Mts Vernon Harcourt and Brewster at the south of the Admiralty Range in northern Victoria Land. Discovered in January 1841 by Ross, who named it for the Marquis of Northampton, then President of the Royal Society. |
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| Mount Northampton (RUS) | 72° 40' 00.0" S | 169° 10' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 119686 Place ID: 10395 | |||
| Mount Northampton (USA) | 72° 41' 00.0" S | 169° 06' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 129491
Place ID: 10395
A mountain (2,465 m) that rises above the central part of the ridge just E of Bowers Glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, who named it for the Marquis of Northampton, then President of the Royal Society. |
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