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 Seddon (AUS) 73° 05' 47.9" S 64° 55' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 1590 Place ID: 12971

A mountain with two peaks, separated by an ice-filled saddle, in the southern Prince Charles Mountains. A small nunatak is situated off one end of the mountain. Discovered from an ANARE aircraft during 1957. Named after N.R. Seddon, (then) Managing Director, B.P. Australia Ltd. since 1957, in recognition of the assistance given to ANARE by the company.

Mount Seddon (RUS) 73° 06' 00.0" S 65° 00' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 120472 Place ID: 12971

Mount Seddon (USA) 73° 06' 00.0" S 65° 00' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 131396 Place ID: 12971

A mountain with two peaks separated by an ice-filled saddle, standing 20 mi W of Mount Stinear on the N side of Fisher Glacier, in the Prince Charles Mountains. Discovered from ANARE aircraft in 1957. Named by ANCA for Norman R. Seddon, Managing Director of B.P. Australia Ltd. since 1957, in recognition of the assistance given to ANARE by the company.

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