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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| Buskirk Bluffs (NZL) | 70° 47' 00.0" S | 165° 39' 00.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 112904
Place ID: 2114
A sheer rock bluff on the western side of Neilsen Glacier, about one miles south of Nielson Fjord. The bluffs extend for approximately five miles. Named by ANARE after Major H Buskirk, USAF, official American observer with the ANAR Expedition, 1962, which explore this area. |
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| Buskirk Bluffs (USA) | 70° 47' 00.0" S | 165° 39' 00.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 123140
Place ID: 2114
A sheer rock bluff on the W side of McMahon Glacier in the Anare Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by ANARE for Maj. H. Buskirk, USAF, official American observer with ANARE (Thala Dan), 1962, which explored this area. |
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| Melba Peninsula (AUS) | 66° 30' 00.0" S | 98° 19' 59.9" E | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 2114
Place ID: 9396
An ice-covered peninsula between the Reid Glacier and the Bay of Winds in Queen Mary Land. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Dame Nellie Melba of Melbourne, a patron of the expediton. |
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