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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| Brunt Icefalls (USA) | 75° 55' 00.0" S | 25° 00' 00.0" W | |
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Name ID: 123026
Place ID: 1959
A line of icefalls extending along Caird Coast for about 50 miles, where the steep ice-covered coast descends to Brunt Ice Shelf. The icefalls were discovered Nov. 5, 1967, in the course of a USN Squadron VXE-6 flight over the coast in LC-130 aircraft, and was plotted by USGS from air photos obtained at that time. Named by US-ACAN in association with the Brunt Ice Shelf. |
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| Cerberus Peak (AUS) | 82° 01' 00.1" S | 158° 46' 00.1" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 1959
Place ID: 2466
A prominent mountain, about 1,770 m above sea level, about 11 km north-west of Mount Hunt. Discovered by the NZ Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after Cerberus, the legendary dog that guarded the entrance to Hades, the underworld of Greek mythology. So named from its sinister dark appearance and its position at the head of the steep northerly drop forming the only route in the vicinity into the Starshot Glacier. |
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