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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| Wegert Bluff (AUS) | 69° 42' 10.0" S | 159° 21' 30.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 168
Place ID: 15849
A bluff about 22.2 km south-east of Parkinson Peak in Oates Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after Lieut.Cmdr. S.J. Wegert, USN, aircraft commander during US Operations Deepfreeze '67 and '68. |
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| Wegert Bluff (USA) | 69° 42' 00.0" S | 159° 20' 00.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 133536
Place ID: 15849
A bluff, the NE extremity of a truncated ridge that overlooks the E margin of Noll Glacier in the Wilson Hills. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Sidney J. Wegert, USN, pilot in LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968. |
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