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
Mount Peter (AUS) 70° 11' 19.0" S 64° 54' 40.6" E Mountain
Name ID: 1486 Place ID: 11168

A large individual rock outcrop in the main series forming the western part of the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains, in Mac.Robertson Land. It is dome-shaped except for the northern face which is flat and sheer. First visited by an ANARE party led by John Béchervaise on 27 November, 1955.

Mount Peter (RUS) 70° 12' 00.0" S 64° 55' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 119939 Place ID: 11168

Mount Peter (USA) 70° 11' 00.0" S 64° 56' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 130071 Place ID: 11168

A large dome-shaped rock outcrop with a flat, sheer N face, about 2 mi E of Mount Bechervaise in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. First visited in November 1955 by an ANARE party led by J.M. Bechervaise. Named by ANCA for Peter Crohn, geologist at Mawson Station, 1955-56.

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