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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Starr Nunatak (NZL) | 75° 54' 00.0" S | 162° 35' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
Name ID: 139824
Place ID: 13945
A conspicuous nunatak marking the north of Harbord Glacier, where its tongue begins to project into the Ross Sea, south of Whitmer Peninsula, Victoria Land. |
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Starr Nunatak (USA) | 75° 54' 00.0" S | 162° 35' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
Name ID: 132105
Place ID: 13945
A conspicuous nunatak marking the N side of the mouth of Harbord Glacier, on the coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-62. Named by US-ACAN for James W. Starr, USN, steelworker at McMurdo Station, 1966 and 1967 summer seasons. |
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