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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| Vickers Nunatak (NZL) | 85° 20' 00.0" S | 176° 40' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 114650
Place ID: 15474
A prominent nunatak in the Shackleton Glacier about 12 miles south-east of Mt Black. Named by the Southern Party fo the NZGSAE, 1961-62, for E Vickers, radio operator at Scott Base 1961-62, who was in contact with the Southern Party almost every day during the three months they were in the field. |
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| Vickers Nunatak (USA) | 85° 20' 00.0" S | 176° 40' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 133242
Place ID: 15474
A massive nunatak in the upper Shackleton Glacier, about 11 mi SE of Mount Black. Named by the Southern Party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) for E. Vickers, radio operator at Scott Base, who was in contact with the Southern Party almost every day during the three months they were in the field. |
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