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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| Sowle Nunatak (GBR) | 84° 03' 00.0" S | 66° 05' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 111302
Place ID: 13758
one of the Rambo Nunataks (q.v.), Pensacola Mountains, rising to 675m, was named after Melvin L. Sowle, USN, construction mechanic, "Plateau Station", Dronning Maud Land, winter 1967 (USGS sheet SV 11-20/4, 1969; APC, 1974, p.6). |
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| Sowle Nunatak (USA) | 84° 03' 00.0" S | 66° 05' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 131948
Place ID: 13758
One of the Rambo Nunataks, lying 5.5 mi SE of Wagner Nunatak on the W side of Foundation Ice Stream, in the Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Melvin L. Sowle, construction mechanic at Plateau Station, winter 1967. |
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