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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| Rhodes Head (NZL) | 74° 42' 13.3" S | 163° 02' 35.4" E | Head |
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Name ID: 139816
Place ID: 12095
A prominent headland forming the south extremity of McCarthy Ridge on the southeast side of Eisenhower Range, overlooking the Nansen Ice Sheet where Carnein Glacier enters it, on the coast of Victoria Land. |
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| Rhodes Head (USA) | 74° 42' 00.0" S | 163° 03' 00.0" E | Head |
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Name ID: 130732
Place ID: 12095
A prominent headland forming the extremity of McCarthy Ridge on the SE side of Eisenhower Range, overlooking the Nansen Ice Sheet on the coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. James C. Rhodes, USMCR, an LC-130 aircraft commander with USN Squadron VX-6 for several seasons to 1967. |
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