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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| Brown Nunataks (GBR) | 82° 37' 00.0" S | 53° 30' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 107978
Place ID: 1912
rising to 755m at W end of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, were photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground on USGS Pensacola Mountains Project, 1965-66; named after John B. Brown, USARP ionosphericist, "Ellsworth Station", winter 1957 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/9, 1969; APC, 1974, p.3). |
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| Brown Nunataks (USA) | 82° 37' 00.0" S | 53° 30' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 122988
Place ID: 1912
Three nunataks lying 1 mi NW of Walker Peak at the SW extremity of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for John B. Brown, ionospheric scientist, Ellsworth Station winter party, 1957. |
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| Hiegel Passage (AUS) | 66° 23' 00.0" S | 110° 27' 00.0" E | Passage |
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Name ID: 1912
Place ID: 6357
The water passage between Ardery Island and Holl Island in the Windmill Islands. Named after Cmdr. J.A. Hiegel, USN, who supervised the construction of Wilkes Station in February, 1957. |
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