Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Voigt Ledge (USA) | 76° 48' 00.0" S | 160° 48' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 136782
Place ID: 18496
A flat-topped ridge that rises to 2000 meters between the head of Greenville Valley and Merrell Valley in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The relatively level upper surface of the ledge is 3 miles long by 1.5 miles wide, tapering in the north. It stands 500 meters above the adjoining valleys. Named by US-ACAN (2008) after Donald E. Voigt of the Department of Geosciences and Penn State Ice and Climate Exploration Center, Pennsylvania State University, who carried out research in glaciology, geophysics and seismology in diverse parts of Antarctica, including the Transantarctic Mountains, in 12 field seasons 1995-2008. |
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