Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Beazley, monte (ARG) | 62° 58' 00.0" S | 60° 44' 00.0" W | Ridge |
| Name ID: 100235 Place ID: 14071 | |||
| Stonethrow Ridge (RUS) | 62° 58' 00.0" S | 60° 44' 00.0" W | Ridge |
| Name ID: 120804 Place ID: 14071 | |||
| Stonethrow Ridge (GBR) | 62° 57' 50.0" S | 60° 43' 27.1" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 111417
Place ID: 14071
running N-S and rising to c.325m W of Fumarole Bay, Deception Island, was called Monte Beazley by AAE (Argentina. MM chart 100, 1953); surveyed by FIDS in January 1954; called Cerro Iglesias [=church hill] (Cordini, 1955, p.215); named Stonethrow Ridge from the large number of rocks and stones at the base of the steep E face, which have been thrown down from the ridge (APC, 1958, p.6; DOS 310 Deception Island sheet, 1960). |
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| Stonethrow Ridge (USA) | 62° 58' 00.0" S | 60° 44' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 132212
Place ID: 14071
Snow-covered ridge rising W of Primero de Mayo Bay, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name arose following survey by the FIDS in January 1954 because of the large number of rocks and stones at the base of the steep E face which have been thrown off the ridge. |
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