Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Cetus Hill (GBR) | 70° 57' 00.0" S | 66° 10' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 108134
Place ID: 2475
rising to c. 1250m at head of Ryder Glacier, George VI Sound, following surveys by BAS, 1962-72, was named after the constellation of Cetus (The Whale), in association with similar names in the area and in reference to the whale-backed shape of the hill (APC, 1977, p.8; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/10, 2-DOS 1984). |
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| Cetus Hill (USA) | 70° 56' 00.0" S | 66° 10' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 123418
Place ID: 2475
A large ice-covered mound which comes to a point with three jagged rock peaks at its W end. Located at the head of Ryder Glacier in western Palmer Land, about 27 mi ENE of Gurney Point. Named by UK-APC after the constellation of Cetus. |
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| Rigel Skerries (AUS) | 66° 54' 58.7" S | 57° 18' 22.7" E | Skerry |
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Name ID: 2475
Place ID: 12140
A group of islands and rocks in the north-west part of the Øygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). The largest was called Utskjera (The Outer Skerry). |
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