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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| Operose Peak (AUS) | 80° 06' 00.0" S | 156° 13' 59.9" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 2009
Place ID: 10653
A peak above the Onnum Valley to the south of Derrick Peak, Britannia Range in the Eastern AAT. The steep lower slopes are of beacon sandstone and the top part of the mountain is made up of a thick dolerite sill. |
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| Operose Peak (NZL) | 80° 05' 46.2" S | 156° 14' 47.2" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 140052
Place ID: 10653
A peak surmounting Metaris Valley, 3.9km southwest of Derrick Peak in the Britannia Range. The steep lower slopes of the peak are of Beacon sandstone. The top (2130m) is made up of a thick dolerite sill. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MN04 |
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| Operose Peak (USA) | 80° 06' 00.0" S | 156° 14' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 136242
Place ID: 10653
A peak above Onnum Valley to the SW of Derrick Peak in the Britannia Range. The steep lower slopes of the peak are of Beacon sandstone; the top (2130 m) is made up of a thick dolerite sill. The Latin name means laborious or requiring great pain reflecting the steepness of the slopes. |
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