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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| Timber Peak (NZL) | 74° 10' 00.0" S | 162° 23' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 114554
Place ID: 14725
The high peak above Priestley Glacier, on the south side. Named by the Southern Party of the NZGSAE, 1962-63, because petrified sections of tree branches were found in sandstone deposits at this point. |
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| Timber Peak (USA) | 74° 10' 00.0" S | 162° 23' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 132717
Place ID: 14725
The high peak (3,070 m) above Priestley Glacier, on the south side. The peak is 2 mi WNW of the summit of Mount New Zealand in the Eisenhower Range, Victoria Land. The Southern Party of the NZGSAE (1962-63) gave this name because petrified sections of tree branches were found in sandstone deposits at this point. |
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