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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Granholm Rock (AUS) | 66° 17' 26.9" S | 110° 28' 08.0" E | Rock |
Name ID: 2441
Place ID: 5589
A rock north-west of Beall Island near Casey Station with an overhanging ice hat. Named for Captain Peter Granholm, master of expedition ships Nella Dan and Thala Dan for many years. |
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Mount Cecily (NZL) | 85° 52' 00.0" S | 174° 15' 00.0" E | Mountain |
Name ID: 112959
Place ID: 2441
A peak, about 3000m high, lying about 6 miles south-east of Mt Emily in the Dominion Range. Discovered by the BAE, 1907-09. This is the name that Shacklton later gave to his daughter. |
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Mount Cecily (USA) | 85° 52' 00.0" S | 174° 15' 00.0" E | Mountain |
Name ID: 123396
Place ID: 2441
Prominent peak, 2,870 m, standing 2.5 mi NW of Mount Raymond, in the Grosvenor Mountains. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for Shackleton's daughter. The position agrees with that shown on Shackleton's map but the peak does not lie in the Dominion Range as he thought, being separated from that range by the Mill Glacier. |
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