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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| Rankine Rock (GBR) | 82° 24' 00.0" S | 50° 35' 00.0" W | Rock |
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Name ID: 110799
Place ID: 11878
NE-most feature of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, rising to c. 600m, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground on USGS Pensacola Mountains Project, 1965-66; named after David F. Rankine, Jr, photographer with Squadron VX-6, USN, on ODF, 1964 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/10, 1969; APC, 1974, p.6). |
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| Rankine Rock (USA) | 82° 24' 00.0" S | 50° 35' 00.0" W | Rock |
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Name ID: 130558
Place ID: 11878
A rock lying 1 mi N of Cox Nunatak at the N extremity of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for David F. Rankine, Jr., photographer with USN Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964. |
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