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.
Showing all 3 place names.
| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Range (AUS) | 67° 50' 00.0" S | 62° 32' 17.0" E | Range |
|
Name ID: 2230
Place ID: 3364
A range about 11 km west of and parallel to the Masson Range in Mac.Robertson Land. BANZARE saw the peaks of this range, together with those of the Masson and Casey Ranges, miraged on the horizon during the evening of 4 January 1930. They were again seen the following day from the aeroplane. The range was mapped on 14 February, 1931, from the Discovery. Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Professor Sir T. W. Edgeworth David, a member of the BANZARE Committee. |
|||
| David Range (RUS) | 67° 52' 00.0" S | 62° 34' 00.0" E | Range |
| Name ID: 117626 Place ID: 3364 | |||
| David Range (USA) | 67° 54' 00.0" S | 62° 30' 00.0" E | Range |
|
Name ID: 124131
Place ID: 3364
Range 5 mi W of Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains. It extends 16 mi in a NNE-SSW direction, with peaks rising to 1,500 meters. Discovered on Feb. 14, 1931 by the BANZARE under Mawson, who named it for Prof. Sir T.W. Edgeworth David. |
|||
Showing all 3 place names.