Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Hammer Col (USA) | 78° 34' 00.0" S | 85° 23' 00.0" W | |
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Name ID: 136073
Place ID: 18259
A broad ice-covered col at 3800 m elevation between the S part of Vinson Massif and the Craddock Massif in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. The 1.5-mile wide col is relatively level and visually separates the two massifs whether viewed from the east or the west. Named by US-ACAN (2006) after William R. Hammer, Department of Geology, Augustana College, Rockford, IL, USAP investigator of vertebrate fossils, primarily in the central Transantarctic Mountains, 1977-2003. |
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