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.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Prince Albert Mountains (NZL) | 76° 00' 00.0" S | 161° 30' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 114152
Place ID: 11608
A coastal range, extending some 200 miles northward of McMurdo Sound along the coast of Victoria Land. Mt Davidson, 2477m high, is the highest peak. Peaks include Mts Gran, Thomson, Woolnough, Morrison, Brogger, Forde, Marston, Davidson, Creak, Chetwynd and Gauss. Discovered by Ross on 17 February 1841, and named by him for Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. |
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| Prince Albert Mountains (RUS) | 75° 30' 00.0" S | 160° 00' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 120085 Place ID: 11608 | |||
| Prince Albert Mountains (USA) | 76° 00' 00.0" S | 161° 30' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 130362
Place ID: 11608
A major mountain group, over 200 mi long, extending N-S between the Priestley Glacier and Ferrar Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by Sir James Clark Ross, Feb. 17, 1841, and named by him for His Royal Highness Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria of England. First exploration of the mountains was by British expeditions in the early 1900s; detailed survey and mapping was accomplished by New Zealand and American expeditions in the 1950s and 1960s. |
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