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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| Sorna Bluff (GBR) | 83° 18' 00.0" S | 50° 40' 00.0" W | Bluff |
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Name ID: 111280
Place ID: 13694
rising to c. 2020 m on N side of Saratoga Table, Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground by USGS, 1965-66; named after Lieut. Cdr Ronald E. Sorna, USN, C-130 pilot on photographic flights in the Pensacola Mountains (USGS sheet SU 21-25/14, 1969; APC, 1974, p.6). |
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| Sorna Bluff (USA) | 83° 18' 00.0" S | 50° 40' 00.0" W | Bluff |
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Name ID: 131905
Place ID: 13694
A prominent rock bluff on the N side of Saratoga Table, overlooking the head of May Valley in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Ronald E. Sorna, USN, pilot on photographic flights in the Pensacola Mountains. |
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