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 Ryder (AUS) 66° 55' 59.9" S 52° 13' 59.9" E Mountain
Name ID: 1615 Place ID: 12553

A mountain about 38 km east of Pythagoras Peak, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photographs taken by ANARE in 1956 and 1957. Named after B.P. Ryder, radio officer at Mawson in 1961.

Mount Ryder (RUS) 66° 56' 00.0" S 52° 15' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 120360 Place ID: 12553

Mount Ryder (USA) 66° 57' 00.0" S 52° 15' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 131085 Place ID: 12553

Mountain between Harvey Nunataks and Mount Keyser, in the E part of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named by ANCA for B.P. Ryder, radio officer at Mawson Station in 1961.

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