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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Coal Rock (GBR) | 83° 29' 00.0" S | 50° 38' 00.0" W | Rock |
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Name ID: 108240
Place ID: 2785
rising to 1390m in S-most Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground by USGS in 1965-66; so named because coal deposits were found there (USGS sheet SU 21-25/14, 1969; APC, 1974, p.3). |
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| Coal Rock (USA) | 83° 29' 00.0" S | 50° 38' 00.0" W | Rock |
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Name ID: 123647
Place ID: 2785
A prominent nunatak lying 4 mi SE of Fierle Peak at the S end of Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by Dwight L. Schmidt, USGS geologist to these mountains, for the Permian coal that is well exposed on the nunatak. |
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