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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| Terrie Bluff (NZL) | 77° 31' 36.0" S | 169° 05' 15.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 135717
Place ID: 18074
A rock bluff rising to c.972m, 900m north-northwest of Detrick Peak and 3km south of Ainley Peak, at the north side of Lofty Promenade, Ross Island. The steep rock bluff face marks the eastern end of a mound-shaped and mostly ice-covered elevation. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF16 |
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| Terrie Bluff (USA) | 77° 31' 36.0" S | 169° 05' 15.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 136373
Place ID: 18074
A rock bluff rising to 1000 m 1.5 mi SSE of Ainley Peak, Kyle Hills, Ross Island. The steep rock bluff face marks the E end of a mound-shaped and mostly ice-covered elevation 0.5 mi NW of Detrick Peak. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Terrie/Theresa M. Williams Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz; USAP co-principal investigator of hunting behavior of free-ranging Weddell seals, several seasons in McMurdo Sound sea ice areas, 1984-2002 |
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