Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Wilkes Ampitheatre (NZL) | 76° 04' 00.0" S | 161° 55' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 114728
Place ID: 16050
A large amphitheatre on the east side of Mt Smith. Named by the Southern Party of the NZGSAE, 1962-63, for Owen Wilkes, entomologist with the toboggon party that travelled with the Southern Party for six weeks. Wilkes climbed this ridge on the north side of this feature in the course of his work. |
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