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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Wiener Peaks (USA) | 76° 49' 00.0" S | 144° 30' 00.0" W | Peak |
Name ID: 133678
Place ID: 16019
Group of nunataks 5 mi NE of Mount Passel in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights over this area by the USAS (1939-41) and named for Murray A. Wiener, auroral observer at West Base during this expedition. |
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