Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Mount Virginia (USA) | 79° 15' 00.0" S | 84° 02' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 133288
Place ID: 15539
A bare rock mountain at the N extremity of a ridge in the Pioneer Heights, Heritage Range. The mountain marks the point of convergence of the Splettstoesser and Schmidt Glaciers. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for Virginia S. Taylor, geographer, a staff assistant to US-ACAN, 1961-65. |
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