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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| Stanwix Peak (NZL) | 70° 43' 00.0" S | 162° 39' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 114451
Place ID: 13935
A distinctive peak in the Bowers Hills. This feature was used as a reference object by the Surveyor, S Kirkby, with the ANAR Expedition 1962. Named by ANARE for Captain John Stanwix, helicopter pilot with the expedition. |
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| Stanwix Peak (USA) | 70° 43' 00.0" S | 162° 39' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 132095
Place ID: 13935
A distinctive peak (2,240 m) which surmounts the S side of the head of Astapenko Glacier in the Bowers Mountains. The peak was used as a reference object by surveyor S. Kirkby, with the ANARE (Thala Dan), 1962. Named by ANARE for Capt. John Stanwix, helicopter pilot with the expedition. |
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