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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| Quilty Nunataks (GBR) | 75° 45' 00.0" S | 71° 45' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 110769
Place ID: 11790
WNW of Hauberg Mountains, Orville Coast, rising to 1165m at Mount Horne (q.v.), were surveyed on US Antarctic Peninsula Traverse, 1961-62, and, following air photography by USN, 1965-67, mapped from air photographs by USGS; named after Patrick Quilty, USARP geologist with the University of Wisconsin field party to the area, 1965-66 (USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969; APC, 1975, p.4; BAS 500P sheet SS 17-20/SE, 1-DOS 1981). |
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| Quilty Nunataks (USA) | 75° 45' 00.0" S | 71° 45' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 130491
Place ID: 11790
A group of nunataks which extend over 8 mi, located 15 mi SW of Thomas Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, led by Ronne. Named by US-ACAN for Patrick Quilty, geologist with the University of Wisconsin survey party to this area, 1965-66. |
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