Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Whistler Nunatak (GBR) | 74° 50' 00.0" S | 71° 40' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 111912
Place ID: 15964
one of the Sky-Hi Nunataks rising to c. 1,500 m. Named in reference to the whistler effect caused by amplitude change of radio signals in the upper atmosphere. Whistler Nunatak (APC, 1988; USGS sheet SS 19-21/9, 1989). |
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| Whistler Nunatak (USA) | 74° 50' 00.0" S | 71° 41' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 133630
Place ID: 15964
A nunatak lying W of Mount Mende in the Sky-Hi Nunataks (q.v.), Ellsworth Land. Named in 1987 by US-ACAN in reference to the whistler effect caused by amplitude change of radio signals in the upper atmosphere and in association with names of upper atmosphere researchers grouped in the area. |
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