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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| Mount Braun (GBR) | 69° 26' 00.0" S | 71° 24' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 107933
Place ID: 1787
rising to c. 900m on S side of Palestrina Glacier, NW Alexander Island, following survey by FIDS from "Fossil Bluff", 1975-76, was named after Lieut. Cdr William K. Braun, USN, aircraft commander, Squadron VXE-6, ODF 1970 and 1971 (APC, 1980, p.3). |
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| Mount Braun (USA) | 69° 26' 00.0" S | 71° 24' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 122886
Place ID: 1787
A mountain rising to c. 900 m, forming the NE extremity of Sofia Mountains, Alexander Island. The feature forms the NE part of a horseshoe-shaped ridge 3.5 mi ESE of Mount Holt. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. William K. Braun, USN, C-121J (Super Constellation) aircraft commander, Squadron VXE-6, USN OpDFrz, 1970 and 1971. |
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| Riddell Nunataks (AUS) | 69° 53' 51.0" S | 64° 21' 51.6" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 1787
Place ID: 12127
A group of low, exposed rock ridges trending east-west between 2,140 and 2,260 m above sea level. Snow and ice extend nearly to the summits. First sighted by an ANARE party led by Robert Dovers in 1954. Named after A.D. Riddell, carpenter at Mawson in 1955. Altitude and location is for the eastern end of the nunataks at survey station NMS125. |
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