Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Rugg Peak (GBR) | 66° 19' 00.0" S | 65° 23' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 110974
Place ID: 12467
rising to c. 1500m above Widmark Ice Piedmont, Graham Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57; in association with the names in pioneers in the prevention of snow-blindness grouped in this area, named after Andrew Rugg-Gunn (1884-1972), English ophthalmic surgeon who, in 1934, brought together the relevant data on radiation and protective glasses to improve the design of snow goggles (APC, 1959a, p.11). |
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| Rugg Peak (USA) | 66° 19' 00.0" S | 65° 23' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 131029
Place ID: 12467
Peak at the E side of Widmark Ice Piedmont southward of Crookes Peak, on the W coast of Graham Land. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1959 for Andrew Rugg-Gunn, English ophthalmic surgeon, who in 1934 brought together the relevant data on radiation and protective glasses to improve the design of snow goggles. |
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