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
Townrow Peak (AUS) 76° 37' 59.9" S 159° 34' 59.9" E Peak
Name ID: 1942 Place ID: 14869

A prominent outlier of the Tilman Ridge in the Allan Hills. Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). Named after J.A. Townrow, of the University of Tasmania, palaeobotanist with the expedition.

Townrow Peak (NZL) 76° 38' 48.4" S 159° 36' 09.6" E Peak
Name ID: 139478 Place ID: 14869

A prominent outlier of Tilman Ridge in the Allan Hills. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MC06

Townrow Peak (USA) 76° 38' 00.0" S 159° 35' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 132824 Place ID: 14869

A prominent outlier of the Tilman Ridge in the Allan Hills, Victoria Land. Reconnoitered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964) and named after J.A. Townrow of the University of Tasmania, palaeobotanist with the expedition.

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