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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| Rivas Peaks (GBR) | 83° 35' 00.0" S | 54° 25' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 110889
Place ID: 12191
rising to c. 1200m at S end of Torbert Escarpment (q.v.), Neptune Range, were named after Merced G. Rivas, USN, radioman, "Ellsworth Station", winter 1958 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/13, 1969; APC, 1974, p.6). |
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| Rivas Peaks (USA) | 83° 35' 00.0" S | 54° 25' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 130811
Place ID: 12191
A line of rock peaks that jut westward for 2 mi from the south part of Torbert Escarpment in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Merced G. Rivas, radioman at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958. |
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