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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| Blanco, monte (ARG) | 61° 15' 00.0" S | 55° 14' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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| Blanco, Monte (CHL) | 61° 16' 00.0" S | 55° 12' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 105201
Place ID: 11058
Este es un nombre descriptivo, ya que es el único monte en el área que se mantiene cubierto de nieve durante el verano. Apareció en una publicación chilena del año 1962. Monte de 410 metros de elevación, que se alza a 1 milla al N del cabo Lookout, extremo S de la isla Elefante, islas Shetland del Sur. |
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| Mount Pendragon (GBR) | 61° 15' 31.6" S | 55° 13' 45.8" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 110557
Place ID: 11058
highest peak (975m) on Elephant Island, NW of Cape Lookout, was called Monte Blanco [=white mountain] by AAE as "the only peak in the area permanently covered by snow in summer" (Argentina. MM chart 125, 1957; Pierrou, 1970, p.206; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.48); surveyed by J |
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| Mount Pendragon (USA) | 61° 15' 00.0" S | 55° 14' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 129987
Place ID: 11058
A mountain (975 m) 1.5 mi NW of Cape Lookout, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. Mapped by U.K. Joint Services Expedition, 1970-71. The name was applied to this highest mountain on Elephant Island by UK-APC in 1971 and acknowledges Prince Charles as royal patron of the Joint Services Expedition. Pendragon is the ancient title for a British or Welsh Prince. |
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