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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| Mount Deakin (NZL) | 84° 40' 00.0" S | 171° 40' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 113119
Place ID: 3434
A peak in the Commonwealth Range, 2771m high, marking the north side of the Keltie Glacier at its confluence with the Beardmore Glacier. Discovered in December 1908 by the BAE, 1907-09, Shackleton named this feature in honour of Sir Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia, who had supported the expedition. |
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| Mount Deakin (USA) | 84° 40' 00.0" S | 170° 40' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 124188
Place ID: 3434
A prominent mountain, 2,810 m, at the E side of Beardmore Glacier, just N of the mouth of Osicki Glacier. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named by Shackleton for Sir Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia, who had supported the expedition. |
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