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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Petersen Peak (GBR) | 80° 27' 00.0" S | 27° 57' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 110590
Place ID: 11158
rising to 1215m N of Fuchs Dome, Shackleton Range, was surveyed by TAE in October 1957 and named after Kapt. Hans Christian Petersen, Danish Master of the J. Lauritzen ship Magga Dan which carried members of TAE to the Filchner Ice Front in the 1956-57 season (APC, 1962, p.25; DOS 610 sheet W 80 24/26, 1963; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978); further surveyed by BAS from Halley, 1968-71. |
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| Petersen Peak (USA) | 80° 27' 00.0" S | 27° 57' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 130062
Place ID: 11158
A rock peak (1,215 m) standing 6 mi SW of Morris Hills in the north-central part of Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE and named for Hans C. Petersen, captain of the Danish ship Magga Dan which transported members of the CTAE to the Filchner Ice Shelf in 1956-57. |
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