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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| Brown Peak (NZL) | 67° 25' 00.0" S | 164° 35' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 112883
Place ID: 1913
A Peak, about 1524 m high, in the northern part of Sturge Island, in the Balleny Islands. Discovered in February 1839 by Balleny, who named it for W Brown, one of the seven London merchants who combined with Charles Enderby in sending out the expedition. Incorrectly named Russell Peak by Ross, who saw the peak in 1841. Also sometimes incorrectly called Brown's Peak. |
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| Brown Peak (RUS) | 67° 20' 00.0" S | 164° 40' 00.0" E | Peak |
| Name ID: 117259 Place ID: 1913 | |||
| Brown Peak (USA) | 67° 25' 00.0" S | 164° 35' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 122989
Place ID: 1913
A peak (1,705 m) in the northern part of Sturge Island, in the Balleny Islands. Discovered in Feb. 1839 by John Balleny, who named it for W. Brown, one of the merchants who helped Charles Enderby in sending the expedition. Resighted in 1841 by Capt. James Ross, who inadvertently applied the name Russell Peak. |
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| Ob Passage (AUS) | 66° 31' 59.9" S | 93° 00' 00.0" E | Passage |
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Name ID: 1913
Place ID: 10499
The sea passage between Mirny and small islands and shallow water about 0.5 km to the north. Discovered by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956). Named after the Soviet expedition ship Ob. |
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