Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Phobos Ridge (GBR) | 71° 52' 00.0" S | 68° 29' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 110610
Place ID: 11224
rising to c. 500m on W side of Mars Glacier, E Alexander Island, was photographed from the air by RARE in 1947; roughly surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1949 and named in association with the glacier, Phobos being the inner of the two satellites of Mars (APC, 1955, p.17; DOS 610 sheet W 71 68, 1960); mapped by FIDS in 1959 from RARE air photographs. |
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| Phobos Ridge (USA) | 71° 52' 00.0" S | 68° 30' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 130108
Place ID: 11224
Rocky ridge of sandstones and shales forming the W side of Mars Glacier in the SE corner of Alexander Island. The coast in this vicinity was first seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on Nov. 23, 1935, and roughly mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. This ridge was first surveyed in 1949 by the FIDS and named by the UK-APC for its association with Mars Glacier, Phobos being the inner of the two satellites of Mars. |
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