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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Richardson Peak (GBR) | 67° 20' 00.0" S | 67° 19' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 110872
Place ID: 12115
one of the Tyndall Mountains, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast, rising to c. 600m on the E side of Vallot Glacier, was photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1957; following geological work in the area by BAS from "Rothera", 1980-81, and in association with the names of glaciologists grouped in this area, named after Mrs Hilda Richardson, Secretary General, International Glaciological Society, from 1962 (Secretary, British Glaciological Society, 1953-62) (Moyes and Hamer, 1984, map Fig. 1, p.42; APC, 1986, p.4). |
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| Richardson Peak (USA) | 67° 20' 00.0" S | 67° 21' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 130751
Place ID: 12115
A peak rising to c. 600 m at the E side of Vallot Glacier in the Tyndall Mountains, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast. Visited by BAS geologists during the 1980-81 season. Named by the UK-APC after Hilda Richardson, Secretary General, International Glaciological Society, from 1962; Secretary, British Glaciological Society, 1953-62. |
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