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
Derrick Peak (AUS) 80° 04' 00.1" S 156° 22' 59.9" E Peak
Name ID: 2004 Place ID: 3555

A prominent peak at the southern side of Hatherton Glacier, about 6 km west of the northern extremity of Johnstone Ridge.

Derrick Peak (NZL) 80° 04' 17.8" S 156° 23' 29.1" E Peak
Name ID: 139351 Place ID: 3555

A prominent peak at the southern side of Hatherton Glacier, approximately 14km south of Mount Ash, across the Glacier. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MN04

Derrick Peak (USA) 80° 04' 00.0" S 156° 23' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 124288 Place ID: 3555

A prominent ice-free peak, 2,070 m, overlooking the S side of Hatherton Glacier, 3 mi W of the N end of Johnstone Ridge. Named by US-ACAN for Robert O. Derrick of the U.S. Weather Bureau, who served as assistant to the USARP Representative at Christchurch from 1960 until his death in 1966.

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