Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Contact Peak (GBR) | 67° 46' 00.0" S | 67° 30' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 108286
Place ID: 2925
rising to c. 920m in S Pourquoi Pas Island, was surveyed by BGLE in 1936 and resurveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1948; so named because the peak marks the contact between granite and volcanic rocks (APC, 1955, p.7; BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/14 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Contact Peak (USA) | 67° 46' 00.0" S | 67° 29' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 123768
Place ID: 2925
Prominent rock peak, 1,005 m, which is the southeasternmost peak on Pourquoi Pas Island, off the W coast of Graham Land. First sighted and roughly charted in 1909 by the FrAE under Charcot. It was surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE and in 1948 by the FIDS. So named by the FIDS because the peak marks the granite-volcanic contact in the cliffs which is visible at a considerable distance. |
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