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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| Castle Rock (NZL) | 77° 48' 00.0" S | 166° 46' 00.0" E | Building |
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Name ID: 112947
Place ID: 2399
A bold rock crag, 430m high, about 3 1/2 miles north-east of Hut Point Peninsula. It consists of a plug or pipe of an ancient vent from which the cone has long since disappeared. A landmark for sledging parties when returning from southern journeys. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, and named because of its shape. |
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| Castle Rock (RUS) | 77° 47' 00.0" S | 166° 47' 00.0" E | Building |
| Name ID: 117392 Place ID: 2399 | |||
| Castle Rock (USA) | 77° 48' 00.0" S | 166° 46' 00.0" E | Building |
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Name ID: 123365
Place ID: 2399
Bold rock crag, 415 m, standing 3 mi NE of Hut Point on the central ridge of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) under Scott, who so named it because of its shape. |
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| Thomas Rock (AUS) | 75° 42' 00.0" S | 158° 36' 00.0" E | Rock |
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Name ID: 2399
Place ID: 14618
A small nunatak lying 1.6 km north-east of Tent Rock and 9.7 km west of Ricker Hills, in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-62. |
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