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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Waldrip Ledge (AUS) | 79° 57' 00.0" S | 157° 43' 00.0" E | Bench |
Name ID: 138253
Place ID: 17153
A conspicuous area of relatively level exposed rock along the N margin of Britannia Range. The feature (up to 19 square km and rising to c. 1060 m) is located on the E side of the terminus of Ragotzkie Glacier at the juncture with Hatherton Glacier. |
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Waldrip Ledge (NZL) | 79° 57' 00.0" S | 157° 43' 00.0" E | Ridge |
Name ID: 134373
Place ID: 17153
A conspicuous area of relatively level exposed rock along the N margin of Britannia Range. The feature (c. 6 square mi and rising to c. 900 m) is located on the E side of the terminus of Ragotzkie Glacier at the juncture with Hatherton Glacier. Named by US-ACAN after Mr. D. Waldrip of Holmes and Narver, Inc., camp manager of the USARP Darwin Glacier Field Camp in the 1978-79 season. The camp was near this feature. |
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Waldrip Ledge (USA) | 79° 57' 00.0" S | 157° 43' 00.0" E | Ridge |
Name ID: 133372
Place ID: 17153
A conspicuous area of relatively level exposed rock along the N margin of Britannia Range. The feature (c.6 square mi and rising to c.900 m) is located on the E side of the terminus of Ragotzkie Glacier at the juncture with Hatherton Glacier. Named by US-ACAN after Mr. D. Waldrip of Holmes and Narver, Inc., camp manager of the USARP Darwin Glacier Field Camp in the 1978-79 season. The camp was near this feature. |
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