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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| Bjørn Spur (USA) | 71° 55' 00.0" S | 4° 39' 00.0" E | Spur |
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Name ID: 122567
Place ID: 1386
A rock spur which extends northeastward from Skigarden Ridge in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named for Bjorn Grytoyr, scientific assistant with NorAE (1956-58). |
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| Bjørnsaksa (NOR) | 71° 54' 00.0" S | 4° 38' 00.0" E | Spur |
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Name ID: 114889
Place ID: 1386
Small mountain E of Skigarden in the W part of Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. B.=the bear trap. |
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| Hunt Mountain (AUS) | 82° 04' 59.9" S | 159° 16' 00.1" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 1386
Place ID: 6773
The highest peak, 3,660 m high, in the major mountain range between the Nimrod and Starshot Glaciers. Discovered by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960-61). Named after Captain P.J. Hunt, RE, leader of the Southern Party. |
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