Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| The Backslope (GBR) | 60° 42' 32.0" S | 45° 35' 32.0" W | |
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Name ID: 135198
Place ID: 17834
Hillside immediately SE of Signy Research Station, Factory Cove, Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Surveyed by FIDS 1947-50. Photographed from the air by Royal Navy 1968. Named such because it appears behind the station when viewed from the sea (APC, 2004). |
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