Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Commonwealth Range (NZL) | 84° 15' 00.0" S | 172° 20' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 113031
Place ID: 2878
A range of rugged mountains, bordering the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier, north of Keltie Glacier, near the head of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of the BAE 1907-09, in December 1908. Named by Shackleton for the Commonweath of Australia, which so generously aided the expedition. Peaks in this range include Mts Usher, Deakin, Patrick, Cyril, Kyffin, Harcourt, Scott, Kathleen, and Flat Top. Flat Top, about 4000m high, is the highest point in the range. |
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| Commonwealth Range (RUS) | 84° 20' 00.0" S | 173° 00' 00.0" E | Range |
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| Commonwealth Range (USA) | 84° 15' 00.0" S | 172° 20' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 123731
Place ID: 2878
A N-S trending range of rugged mountains, 60 mi long, bordering the E side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ice Shelf to Keltie Glacier. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named by them for the Commonwealth of Australia, which gave much assistance to the expedition. |
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