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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Mount Deardorff (USA) | 85° 48' 00.0" S | 162° 34' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 124195
Place ID: 3441
Prominent peak, 2,380 m, surmounting the massive ridge dividing the heads of Moffett and Steagall Glaciers in the Queen Maud Mountains. First mapped from ground surveys and air photos by the ByrdAE, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN for J. Evan Deardorff who made cosmic ray studies at McMurdo Station in 1964. |
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