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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| Queen Elizabeth Range (NZL) | 83° 20' 00.0" S | 161° 30' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 114183
Place ID: 11773
An extensive mountain range, 120 miles long, including Mt Markham, 4600m high, the highest point in Antarctica, and many other peaks above 3300m high. Previously erroneiously included among the Queen Alexandra Range. Named by Mr J H Miller of the NZ Party of the TAE, 1956-58, who, with Dr G W Marsh, explored this area. It was named in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Patron of the expedition. |
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| Queen Elizabeth Range (RUS) | 83° 40' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Range |
| Name ID: 120136 Place ID: 11773 | |||
| Queen Elizabeth Range (USA) | 83° 20' 00.0" S | 161° 30' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 130476
Place ID: 11773
A rugged mountain range paralleling the E side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 100 mi from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham, 4,350 m, is the highest elevation in the range. Named by J.H. Miller of the N.Z. party of the CTAE (1956-58) who, with G.W. Marsh, explored this area. It was named for Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, the patron of the expedition. |
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