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
Black Crag (USA) 71° 52' 00.0" S 98° 00' 00.0" W Crag
Name ID: 122571 Place ID: 1392

A small steep cliff rock exposure at the NE end of Noville Peninsula, Thurston Island. The feature is just S of small Mulroy Island. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by USN Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by US-ACAN for George H. Black, supply officer of the ByrdAE in 1928-30.

Mount Lied (AUS) 70° 30' 06.8" S 65° 31' 54.8" E Mountain
Name ID: 1392 Place ID: 8433

A prominent, pyramidal peak 1,737 m high on the northern face of the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Sighted by the ANARE southern party led by William G. Bewsher in 1956. Named after N.T.Lied, weather observer at Mawson in 1956 and Davis in 1957.

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