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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| Tyree Head (NZL) | 77° 39' 00.0" S | 167° 25' 00.0" E | Head |
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Name ID: 114617
Place ID: 16914
A headland 7.7km northeast of Sultans Head Rock on the south side of Ross Island in Windless Bight. The headland rises to over 500m and is ice covered, with some rock exposure on its flanks and particular at the base of the eastern slope. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF14 |
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| Tyree Head (USA) | 77° 39' 00.0" S | 167° 25' 00.0" E | Head |
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Name ID: 133027
Place ID: 16914
A headland 3.2 mi NE of Sultans Head Rock on the S side of Ross Island. The headland rises to over 400 m and is ice covered except for rock exposed on the lower E side. Named after Adm. David M. Tyree, USN (d. 1984), Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1959-62. |
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