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.
Showing all 2 place names.
| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porpoise Subglacial Highlands (AUS) | 69° 30' 00.0" S | 134° 00' 00.0" E | Subglacial mountains |
|
Name ID: 2514
Place ID: 11480
The highlands are located within the Australian Antarctic Territory near the eastern boundary with Terre Adilie. They run N-S to the west of the Astrolabe Subglacial Basin and were discovered and mapped by radio echo sounding by the Scott Polar Research Institute. |
|||
| Porpoise Subglacial Highlands (USA) | 69° 30' 00.0" S | 134° 00' 00.0" E | |
|
Name ID: 130266
Place ID: 11480
A group of subglacial highlands to the W of Astrolabe Subglacial Basin, in the E part of Wilkes Land. The feature was delineated by the SPRI-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after the Porpoise (Lt. C. Ringgold, USN), one of the ships of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-42 (Lt. Charles Wilkes, USN). |
|||
Showing all 2 place names.