Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Themis Nunatak (GBR) | 71° 37' 00.0" S | 69° 06' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 111550
Place ID: 14590
rising to 1035m W of Mount Umbriel, E Alexander Island, was photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and mapped from air photographs by FIDS in 1959 (DOS 610 sheet W 71 68, 1960); following surveys by BAS from "Fossil Bluff", 1961-73, and in association with the names of planets in this area, named after Themis, one of the satellites of Saturn (APC, 1975, p.5; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/13, 2-DOS 1984). |
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| Themis Nunatak (USA) | 71° 37' 00.0" S | 69° 06' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 132609
Place ID: 14590
A very large, flat-topped nunatak lying 6 mi WSW of Mount Umbriel in southern Alexander Island. Mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by RARE, 1947-48, and from survey by FIDS, 1948-50. Named by UK-APC in association with nearby Saturn Glacier, Themis being one of the satellites of Saturn. |
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