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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Softbed Ridges (NZL) | 83° 03' 00.0" S | 163° 45' 00.0" E | Ridge |
Name ID: 139556
Place ID: 13614
A series of parallel rock ridges interspaced by small snow-covered valleys, the whole trending north-south for approximately 30km and forming a portion of the divide between Lowery and Robb Glaciers. |
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Softbed Ridges (USA) | 83° 03' 00.0" S | 163° 45' 00.0" E | Ridge |
Name ID: 131857
Place ID: 13614
A series of parallel rock ridges interspaced by small snow-covered valleys, the whole trending N-S for about 15 mi and forming a portion of the divide between Lowery and Robb Glaciers. The name was applied in about 1960 by New Zealand parties working in the area. |
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