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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| Colosseum Ridge (AUS) | 79° 46' 59.9" S | 156° 19' 59.9" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 2283
Place ID: 2860
A ridge in the Darwin Mountains between Island Arena and Haskell Ridge. The ridge contains pyramidal peaks and five large cirques which have been carved out of the horizontally bedded rocks of the ridge. The cirques bear a striking resemblance to the Colosseum in Rome. Discovered and named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63). |
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| Colosseum Ridge (NZL) | 79° 47' 19.1" S | 156° 21' 32.2" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 140374
Place ID: 2860
A ridge in the Darwin Mountains between Island Arena and Haskell Ridge. The ridge contains pyramidal peaks and five large cirques which have been carved out of the horizontally bedded rocks of the ridge. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MN04 |
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| Colosseum Ridge (USA) | 79° 47' 00.0" S | 156° 20' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 123715
Place ID: 2860
A ridge between Haskell Ridge and Richardson Hill in the Darwin Mountains. The ridge contains pyramidal peaks and five large cirques, the appearance of the latter bearing a resemblance to the Colosseum in Rome. Mapped and named by the VUWAE (1962-63). |
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