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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| Carlson Buttress (GBR) | 82° 35' 00.0" S | 52° 27' 00.0" W | Buttress |
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Name ID: 108089
Place ID: 2329
rising to c. 1750m on N side of Jaeger Table, Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964; following field work by USGS from 1965, named after Christine Carlson, USGS geologist, who worked in the area, summer 1976-77 (APC, 1980, p.3). Carlson Buttress (USGS sheet SU 21-25/10, 1989) |
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| Carlson Buttress (USA) | 82° 35' 00.0" S | 52° 27' 00.0" W | Buttress |
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Name ID: 123311
Place ID: 2329
A rock buttress to the NW of Worcester Summit, rising to c. 1,800 m on the N side of Jaeger Table, Dufek Massif, in the Pensacola Mountains, q.v. Named by US-ACAN in 1979 for Christine Carlson, USGS geologist who worked in the Dufek Massif area, summer 1976-77. |
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