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
Pallid Crest (USA) 72° 23' 00.0" S 96° 13' 00.0" W
Name ID: 136251 Place ID: 17537

A solitary ice-covered ridge 2 mi W of the base of Tierney Peninsula in SE Thurston Island. The feature is visible from a considerable distance and various directions. So named by US-ACAN because of its whitish appearance.

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