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
Mount Bitgood (USA) 76° 29' 00.0" S 144° 55' 00.0" W Mountain
Name ID: 122562 Place ID: 1376

A mountain (1,150 m) between Mount Lockhart and Mount Colombo on the N side of the Fosdick Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USAS (1939-41) and by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by US-ACAN for Charles D. Bitgood, geologist with the USARP party to the Fosdick Mountains, 1967-68.

Mount Massam (AUS) 81° 43' 59.9" S 158° 15' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 1376 Place ID: 9113

A high mountain north of the upper Starshot Glacier. Discovered by the N.Z. Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after D. Massam, a member of the expedition.

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