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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| Sauria Buttress (GBR) | 80° 32' 00.0" S | 20° 24' 00.0" W | Buttress |
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Name ID: 111046
Place ID: 12763
rising to c. 1300m at E end of Pioneers Escarpment, Shackleton Range, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground by BAS from Halley, 1968-71; in association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, named after Charles-Marc Sauria (b.1812), French inventor of the first practical friction match in 1831 (APC, 1974, p.6; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Sauria Buttress (USA) | 80° 32' 00.0" S | 20° 24' 00.0" W | Buttress |
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Name ID: 131222
Place ID: 12763
A rock buttress rising to c. 1,300 m to the SE of Lundstrom Knoll in Pioneers Escarpment, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by BAS, 1968-71. In association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, named by UK-APC in 1971 after Charles-Marc Sauria (b. 1812), French inventor of the first practical friction match in 1831. |
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