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
Charlesworth Cliffs (GBR) 80° 14' 00.0" S 25° 18' 00.0" W Cliff
Name ID: 108162 Place ID: 2548

rising to c. 1100m on N side of Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range, were photographed from the air by USN in 1967 and surveyed from the ground by BAS from Halley, 1968-71; in association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named after Dr John Kaye Charlesworth (1889-1972), Irish geologist; Professor of Geology, Queen's University, Belfast, 1921-54, and author of The Quaternary era, with special reference to its glaciation (London, 1957) (APC, 1974, p.3; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978).

Charlesworth Cliffs (USA) 80° 14' 00.0" S 25° 18' 00.0" W Cliff
Name ID: 123477 Place ID: 2548

A series of steep cliffs near the N end of the central ridge of Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by the BAS, 1968-71. In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named by the UK-APC after John K. Charlesworth (1889-1972), Irish geologist; Professor of Geology, Queens University, Belfast, 1921-54; author of The Quaternary Era, With Special Reference to its Glaciation, London, 1957.

Lichen Valley (AUS) 68° 28' 48.4" S 78° 25' 07.0" E Valley
Name ID: 2548 Place ID: 8421

A valley about 60 m deep in the northern part of the Vestfold Hills, about 1.25 km north of Luncke Ridge. So named because of the number and variety of lichens found there.

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