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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| Reference Peak (AUS) | 67° 15' 00.0" S | 50° 30' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 1982
Place ID: 11987
A roughly conical peak, 1,210 m above sea level, to the south-west of Amundsen Bay. It is approximately 5 km across with a steep face to the west near the crest. Viewed from the north it presents a sharp peak with smooth clear-cut sides. Sighted in October, 1956, by the ANARE Amundsen Bay party led by Peter W. Crohn. The name was given because the peak was used as a reference point for magnetic observations at Observation Island. |
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| Reference Peak (RUS) | 67° 15' 00.0" S | 50° 30' 00.0" E | Peak |
| Name ID: 120187 Place ID: 11987 | |||
| Reference Peak (USA) | 67° 15' 00.0" S | 50° 29' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 130645
Place ID: 11987
Roughly conical peak, 1,030 m, with a steep face to the W near its crest, lying 3 mi S of Amundsen Bay between Mounts Weller and Hollingsworth. Viewed from the N it presents a sharp peak with smooth, clear-cut sides. Sighted in October 1956 by an ANARE party and so named because the peak was used as a reference point for magnetic observations at Observation Island. |
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