Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Altar (DEU) | 71° 39' 00.0" S | 11° 23' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 106793
Place ID: 272
A mountain (Norwegian name Altaret) lying in Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gebirge, Wohlthatmassiv, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher. |
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| Altaret (NOR) | 71° 39' 00.0" S | 11° 20' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 114791
Place ID: 272
Mountain W of Altarduken and Altartavla N in Humboldtfjella, W in Wohlthatmassivet, E part of Fimbulheimen. A.=the altar. |
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| Cape Lewis (AUS) | 66° 30' 00.0" S | 124° 30' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 272
Place ID: 8404
An ice-covered cape on the western side of Maury Bay, Banzare Coast, Wilkes Land. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) and named by USACAN after T. Lewis, gunner on the sloop Peacock, one of the ships of US Exploring Expedition (1938-42) under Lieut. (later Rear Adm.) C. Wilkes, USN. |
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| The Altar (USA) | 71° 39' 00.0" S | 11° 22' 00.0" E | |
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Name ID: 121742
Place ID: 272
A flat-topped rock summit (2,200 m) at the head of Grautskala Cirque, immediately W of Altarduken Glacier, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and given the descriptive name Altar by the GerAE under Ritscher, 1938-39. |
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