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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| Rohnke Crests (NZL) | 77° 35' 00.0" S | 168° 41' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 114259
Place ID: 16892
Two rock ridges (c.1400 m) that are parallel and rise above the general ice mantle on the SE slopes of Mount Terror, Ross Island. This feature is E of the head of Eastwind Glacier (new name) and 4 mi NE of Conical Hill. Named in association with Eastwind Glacier after Capt. (later R.Adm.) Oscar C. Rohnke, USCG, who commanded USCGC Eastwind in Ross Sea during USN OpDFrz I, 1955-56. |
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| Rohnke Crests (USA) | 77° 35' 00.0" S | 168° 41' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 130902
Place ID: 16892
Two rock ridges (c. 1400 m) that are parallel and rise above the general ice mantle on the SE slopes of Mount Terror, Ross Island. This feature is E of the head of Eastwind Glacier and 4 mi NE of Conical Hill. Names in association with Eastwind Glacier after Capt. (later R.Adm.) Oscar C. Rohnke, USCG, who commanded USCGC Eastwind in Ross Sea during USN OpDFrz I, 1955-56. |
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