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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Tramway Ridge (NZL) | 77° 31' 05.3" S | 167° 07' 16.1" E | Ridge |
Name ID: 134209
Place ID: 17149
A ridge northwest and downslope of Nausea Knob in the northwest part of the summit caldera of Mount Erebus, Ross Island, at c.3450m. The ridge is formed by the levees (banks on the side) of a young lava flow. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME14 |
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Tramway Ridge (USA) | 77° 31' 00.0" S | 167° 06' 00.0" E | Ridge |
Name ID: 132839
Place ID: 17149
A ridge that rises to c.3450 m in the NW part of the summit caldera of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. The ridge is formed by the levees (banks on the side) of a young lava flow. The appearance of the feature is suggestive of a set of railway or tram lines. |
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