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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| Triune Peaks (GBR) | 69° 08' 00.0" S | 66° 52' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 111657
Place ID: 14974
three peaks on E side of Wordie Ice Shelf, Fallières Coast, the highest rising to 1130 m, were roughly surveyed by BGLE, 1936-37 (Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232); photographed from the air by RARE, 22 December 1947; resurveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in November 1958 and named descriptively (APC, 1962, p.32; DOS 610 sheet W 69 66, 1963). |
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| Triune Peaks (USA) | 69° 08' 00.0" S | 66° 52' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 132895
Place ID: 14974
Three prominent, sharply-pointed rock peaks, rising 12 mi NE of Mount Balfour and overlooking Wordie Ice Shelf on the W coast of Antarctic Peninsula. First roughly surveyed from the ground by BGLE, 1936-37. Photographed from the air by RARE, Dec. 1947. Resurveyed from the ground by FIDS, Nov. 1958. The UK-APC name derives from the number of peaks in the group. |
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