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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| Rhea Corner (GBR) | 71° 53' 00.0" S | 68° 48' 00.0" W | Corner |
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Name ID: 110862
Place ID: 12091
rising to c. 500m on N side of Saturn Glacier, E Alexander Island, was surveyed by BAS, 1961-73; in association with the glacier, named after Rhea, one of the satellites of Saturn (APC, 1975, p.4; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/14, 2-DOS, 1984). |
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| Rhea Corner (USA) | 71° 53' 00.0" S | 68° 48' 00.0" W | Corner |
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Name ID: 130728
Place ID: 12091
A triangular area of exposed rock on the N side of Saturn Glacier in southeastern Alexander Island. The feature is a promontory at the W end of the massif that includes the Deimos, Pagoda and Phobos Ridges. A cliff on the N face is about 500 m high. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. Named by UK-APC in association with Saturn Glacier, Rhea being one of the satellites of Saturn. |
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