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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Wegener Range (GBR) | 72° 42' 00.0" S | 62° 23' 00.0" W | Range |
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Name ID: 111870
Place ID: 15846
running WNW-ESE and rising to c.1800m between Maury Glacier and Fenton Glacier, Black Coast, was photographed from the air by USN, 1966-69; in association with the names of continental drift scientists grouped in this area, named after A.L. Wegener (Mount Wegener, q.v.) (USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979; APC, 1980, p.5; BAS sheet Misc. 2, 1981). |
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| Wegener Range (USA) | 72° 42' 00.0" S | 62° 23' 00.0" W | Range |
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Name ID: 133534
Place ID: 15846
A mountain range with peaks rising to 1,800 m, trending WNW-ESE for c. 45 mi between Maury Glacier and Fenton Glacier in SE Palmer Land. The range was first photographed from the air by the USAS, 1940; rephotographed by the U.S. Navy, 1966-69, and mapped from these photographs by the USGS. In association with the names of continental drift scientists grouped in this area, named by US-ACAN after Professor Alfred L. Wegener. |
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