Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Debussy Heights (GBR) | 69° 53' 00.0" S | 71° 23' 00.0" W | Heights |
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Name ID: 108458
Place ID: 3450
rising to c 1 300m (at Ravel Peak) E of Mozart Ice Piedmont, N Alexander Island, after map compilation by FIDS in 1959 from air photographs taken by RARE in 1947, were named after Claude Achille Debussy (1862-1918), French composer, in association with the names of other composers in this area ([in 69°44'S 71°17'W] APC, 1961, p.2; BA chart 3571, 14.vii.1961; Searle, 1963, Pl. 1 and end map; [co-ordinates corrected from USLANDSAT imagery of February 1975] APC, 1977, p.10; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/5 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Debussy Heights (USA) | 69° 53' 00.0" S | 71° 23' 00.0" W | Heights |
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Name ID: 124204
Place ID: 3450
Heights which rise to 1,300 m (at Ravel Peak) E of Mozart Ice Piedmont in the N part of Alexander Island. First mapped from air photos taken by the RARE, 1947-48, by Searle of the FIDS in 1960. Named by the UK-APC after Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer. |
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