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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| Willett Range (NZL) | 77° 18' 00.0" S | 160° 25' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 114730
Place ID: 16069
The range extending north from Mistake Peak, and running for 20 miles as a high shelf along the edge of the continental ice shelf to the Mackay Glacier. The range is breached by several glaciers flowing east from the plateau. Named by the Northern Survey Party of the NZTAE, 1956-58, which set up survey stations at its southern end in October 1957 and January 1958. It was named for Mr R W Willett, Director of the New Zealand Geological Survey who gave invaluable assistance throughout the expedition and in the compilation stages after its return. |
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| Willett Range (RUS) | 77° 18' 00.0" S | 160° 25' 00.0" E | Range |
| Name ID: 121390 Place ID: 16069 | |||
| Willett Range (USA) | 77° 18' 00.0" S | 160° 25' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 133719
Place ID: 16069
The range extending N from Mistake Peak and running for 20 mi as a high shelf along the edge of the continental ice to the Mackay Glacier, in Victoria Land. The range is breached by several glaciers flowing E from the plateau. Named by the N.Z. Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) for R.W. Willett, Director of the N.Z. Geological Survey, who gave valuable assistance throughout the expedition and in the compilation stages after its return. |
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