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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| Portal Rock (USA) | 83° 50' 00.0" S | 165° 36' 00.0" E | Rock |
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Name ID: 130270
Place ID: 11486
A turret-like rock knob (1,990 m) in Queen Alexandra Range, standing 1.5 mi NW of Fairchild Peak, just S of the mouth of Tillite Glacier. So named by the Ohio State University geology party (1966-67) because the only safe route to Tillite Glacier lies between this rock and Fairchild Peak. |
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