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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| Allegheny Mountains (RUS) | 77° 20' 00.0" S | 143° 00' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 116791 Place ID: 232 | |||
| Allegheny Mountains (USA) | 77° 15' 00.0" S | 143° 18' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 121705
Place ID: 232
A small group of mountains 10 mi W of the Clark Mountains in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights made in 1934 by the ByrdAE, and mapped from aerial flights and ground surveys made by the USAS (1939-41). Named by the USAS for Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, alma mater of Paul Siple, leader of the USAS West Base. |
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| Cape Rybachiy (AUS) | 68° 53' 46.0" S | 77° 55' 17.5" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 232
Place ID: 12545
A cape about 2.25 kms due east of the easternmost point of Torckler Island in the Rauer Group. A low hummocky cape, the highest point being about 80 m in elevation. The eastern edge abuts the ice cap. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956. |
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