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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| Anare Mountains (NZL) | 70° 55' 00.0" S | 166° 00' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 112651
Place ID: 328
A large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the N coast of Victoria Land. The group is bounded on the N and E by the Pacific Ocean, on the W by Lillie Glacier, and on the S by Ebbe Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier. Mountains in this area were first sighted by Capt. James Clark Ross in 1841. They were photographed during USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and were surveyed by USGS helicopter teams, 1962-63. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE, 1963-64, for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE), 1962, under Phillip Law, which performed survey work along the coast. |
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| ANARE Mountains (RUS) | 70° 55' 00.0" S | 166° 00' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 116816 Place ID: 328 | |||
| Anare Mountains (USA) | 70° 55' 00.0" S | 166° 00' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 121778
Place ID: 328
A large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the N coast of Victoria Land. The group is bounded on the N and E by the Pacific Ocean, on the W by Lillie Glacier, and on the S by Ebbe Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier. Mountains in this area were first sighted by Capt. James Clark Ross in 1841. They were photographed during USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and were surveyed by USGS helicopter teams, 1962-63. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE, 1963-64, for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE), 1962, under Phillip Law, which performed survey work along the coast. |
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| Maiden Castle (AUS) | 76° 40' 59.9" S | 159° 51' 00.0" E | Castle |
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Name ID: 328
Place ID: 8868
A prominent rock feature east of Halle Flat in the Allan Hills. Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). Named after its resemblance to a pre-Roman earthwork of the same name in Dorsetshire, England. |
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