Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Venta Plateau (NZL) | 80° 03' 00.0" S | 155° 40' 00.0" E | Plateau |
| Name ID: 114644 Place ID: 15384 | |||
| Venta Plateau (USA) | 80° 03' 00.0" S | 155° 40' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 133188
Place ID: 15384
A small plateau rising to 1,800-2,000 m between the heads of Isca Valley and Lemanis Valley, located 4 mi E of Haven Mountain in the Britannia Range. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79, led by M.J. Selby. Venta is a historical name used in Roman Britain for present-day Winchester. |
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