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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Bozu Peak (USA) | 69° 25' 00.0" S | 39° 47' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 122838
Place ID: 1724
The central and highest (235 m) of the Byvagasane Peaks on the E shore of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveyed by JARE, 1957-62, and named Bozu-san (treeless peak). |
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Bôzu san (RUS) | 69° 25' 00.0" S | 39° 47' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 117210 Place ID: 1724 | |||
Bôzu Yama (JPN) | 69° 25' 30.0" S | 39° 49' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 112300
Place ID: 1724
The central and highest hill (243.5 m) of Byvågåsana. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveyed by JARE, 1959-62, and named Bôzu Yama (shaved-head peak). |
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Fleinskallen (NOR) | 69° 25' 30.0" S | 39° 47' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 115091
Place ID: 1724
The middle of Byvågåsane N of Skarvsnes on Kronprins Olav Kyst. Flein=bare, naked. Norwegian translation of the original Japanese name Bôzu Yama |
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Striated Nunatak (AUS) | 67° 21' 00.0" S | 56° 13' 00.1" E | Nunatak |
Name ID: 1724
Place ID: 14138
A low, rounded outcrop of banded gneiss on the eastern side of the Robert Glacier, about 11 km north-east of Rayner Peak in Kemp Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. First visited by an ANARE party led by I.R. McLeod on 8 February, 1965. The surface of the nunatak displays a remarkable development of striations, grooves and polishing caused by ice movement across the nunatak. |
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