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
Mount Bernstein (NZL) 71° 36' 32.3" S 163° 07' 15.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 139843 Place ID: 1243

A prominent mountain, 2424m, that forms a part of the northern wall of Linder Glacier in Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains.

Mount Bernstein (USA) 71° 37' 00.0" S 163° 07' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 122462 Place ID: 1243

A prominent mountain, 2,420 m, which forms a part of the northern wall of Linder Glacier in the Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains. Mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for the late Capt. Fred J. Bernstein, Asst. Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, USN Support Force, Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.

Pelite Lake (AUS) 68° 38' 12.5" S 78° 25' 13.4" E Water body
Name ID: 1243 Place ID: 11035

A small lake in the Vestfold Hills, approximately 200 m in diameter on an ice covered moraine. There are prominent mud bands above the ice cliffs on the western side.

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