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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| Sapp Rocks (GBR) | 82° 30' 00.0" S | 51° 48' 00.0" W | Rock |
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Name ID: 111038
Place ID: 12734
rising to 775m on NW side of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, were photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground on USGS Pensacola Mountains Project, 1965-66; named after Clifton E. Sapp, USN, hospital corpsman, "South Pole Station", winter 1965 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/10, 1969; APC, 1974, p.6). |
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| Sapp Rocks (USA) | 82° 30' 00.0" S | 51° 48' 00.0" W | Rock |
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Name ID: 131201
Place ID: 12734
Two exposed rocks lying 2 mi N of Alley Spur along the N side of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Cliflton E. Sapp, hospital corpsman with the South Pole winter party, 1965. |
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