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
Wall Peak (AUS) 71° 03' 08.1" S 65° 22' 22.2" E Peak
Name ID: 2050 Place ID: 15687

The largest of three sharply defined peaks south- east of Husky Massif and about 30 km east of Mount Hicks in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1960. Named after B.H. Wall, ionosphere physicist at Wilkes in 1960.

Wall Peak (RUS) 71° 03' 00.0" S 65° 23' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 121299 Place ID: 15687

Wall Peak (USA) 71° 03' 00.0" S 65° 23' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 133393 Place ID: 15687

The largest and northernmost of three sharply defined peaks about 5 mi SE of Husky Massif in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photos taken in 1960. Named for B.H. Wall, ionosphere physicist at Wilkes Station in 1960.

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