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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| Skytrain Ice Rise (RUS) | 79° 40' 00.0" S | 78° 30' 00.0" W | Ice rise |
| Name ID: 120632 Place ID: 13462 | |||
| Skytrain Ice Rise (GBR) | 79° 35' 00.0" S | 78° 20' 00.0" W | Ice rise |
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Name ID: 111219
Place ID: 13462
properly a peninsula between Constellation Inlet and Hercules Inlet on SW side of Ronne Ice Shelf, with its W side lying outside BAT, was photographed from the air by USN, 1961-66, and mapped from air photographs by USGS; named after the Douglas Skytrain aircraft, developed from the Dakota aircraft and used in support of USARP operations (USGS sheet ST 17-20/13, 1967; APC, 1974, p.6; BAS sheet Misc. 2, 1981). |
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| Skytrain Ice Rise (USA) | 79° 40' 00.0" S | 78° 30' 00.0" W | Ice rise |
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Name ID: 131736
Place ID: 13462
A large, flattish, peninsula-like ice rise of about 50 mi extent, extending from the vicinity of Meyer Hills in the Heritage Range eastward into the Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN after the LC-47 Douglas Skytrain airplane (also called R4D and Dakota), used extensively in the supply and placement of U.S. field personnel in Antarctica beginning with USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, and continuing into the late 1960s. |
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