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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| Ames Range (RUS) | 72° 42' 00.0" S | 132° 00' 00.0" W | Range |
| Name ID: 116803 Place ID: 298 | |||
| Ames Range (USA) | 75° 42' 00.0" S | 132° 20' 00.0" W | Range |
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Name ID: 121755
Place ID: 298
Range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 20 mi and forming a right angle with the E end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the USAS (1939-41) and named by R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd for his father-in-law, Joseph Ames. |
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| Cape Folger (AUS) | 66° 07' 52.7" S | 110° 44' 42.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 298
Place ID: 4782
An ice cape, about 19 km NNE of Casey Station. The region was photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), ANARE (1956) and the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956). Named after Commander E C Folger, USN commander of USS Edisto, which took part in USN Operation Windmill (1947-48). |
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