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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| Syrtis Hill (GBR) | 71° 50' 24.0" S | 68° 20' 20.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 111494
Place ID: 14354
Conical terraced hill, on the NW corner of Two Step Cliffs massif, overlooking Viking Valley, Alexander Island. Named after Syrtis Major, a dark feature on Mars (APC, 1993). |
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| Syrtis Hill (USA) | 71° 50' 00.0" S | 68° 20' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 132431
Place ID: 14354
A prominent snow-free conical terraced hill, rising to c. 500 m, on the NW corner of the Two Step Cliffs massif overlooking Viking Valley, Alexander Island. The hill is an important snow-free landmark and the site of biological and geological research. Named by UK-APC in 1993 after Syrtis Major, the prominent dark feature on Mars, first described by the Dutch astronomer Huygens in 1659. |
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