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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Sentinel Peak (NZL) | 77° 47' 00.0" S | 162° 23' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 114353
Place ID: 13021
A conspicuous, pointed peak about 1900m high, standing at the north side of the Ferrar Glacier and forming the highest point in the south-central part of Kukri Hills in Victoria Land. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04. Named because it stands sentinel over the surrounding countryside. |
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Sentinel Peak (RUS) | 77° 46' 00.0" S | 162° 20' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 120489 Place ID: 13021 | |||
Sentinel Peak (USA) | 77° 47' 00.0" S | 162° 23' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 131426
Place ID: 13021
A conspicuous, pointed peak over 2,000 m, standing at the N side of Ferrar Glacier and forming the highest point in the south-central part of the Kukri Hills, in Victoria Land. Discovered and named by the BrNAE 1901-04 under Scott. |
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