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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartermain Mountains (NZL) | 77° 51' 00.0" S | 160° 45' 00.0" E | Mountain |
|
Name ID: 114179
Place ID: 11765
A group of peaks including Mount Knobhead, New Mountaitn, Pyramid Mountaitn, Finger Mountain, Table Mountain and Mount Feather etc. Named after L.B. Quartermain, NZ author and historian on Antarctica. |
|||
| Quartermain Mountains (USA) | 77° 51' 00.0" S | 160° 45' 00.0" E | Mountain |
|
Name ID: 130469
Place ID: 11765
A group of exposed mountains, c. 20 mi long, typical of ice-free features of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land, located S of Taylor Glacier and bounded by Finger Mountain, Mount Handsley, Mount Feather and Tabular Mountain; also including Knobhead, Terra Cotta Mountain, New Mountain, Beacon Heights, Pyramid Mountain, Arena Valley, Kennar Valley, Turnabout Valley and the several valleys and ridges within Beacon Valley. The mountains were visited by British expeditions led by R.F. Scott (1901-04 and 1910-13) and E.H. Shackleton (1907-09), which applied several names. Names were added in the years subsequent to IGY, 1957-58, concurrent with research carried out by NZARP and USARP field parties, and to fulfill the requirement for maps compiled from USN aerial photographs, 1947-83. Named by the NZ-APC in 1977 after Lester Bowden Quartermain (1895-1973), New Zealand Antarctic historian. |
|||
Showing all 2 place names.