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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| Pyramid Peak (NZL) | 72° 16' 00.0" S | 165° 35' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 114174
Place ID: 11731
A prominent pyramidal peak about 2590m high, situated on the Polar Plateau, north of Sphinx Peak, it is one of a group of peaks which represent the Sphinx and the Pyramid. Named by the Northern Party of the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, on account of its distinctive characteristic form. |
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| Pyramid Peak (USA) | 72° 16' 00.0" S | 165° 35' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 130448
Place ID: 11731
A peak in the SE part of Destination Nunataks, Victoria Land, rising to 2,565 m 1 mi N of Sphinx Peak. Descriptively named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63. |
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