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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| Descent Cliff (NZL) | 77° 43' 00.0" S | 166° 53' 00.0" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 113140
Place ID: 3561
Between Hutton Glacier and Erebus Glacier Tongue on Ross Island. Named by the BAE, 1910-13, because it was here that the descent to the sea ice was made. |
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| Descent Cliff (USA) | 77° 43' 00.0" S | 166° 53' 00.0" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 124291
Place ID: 3561
Cliff on the W side of Hut Point Peninsula, between Hutton Cliffs and Erebus Glacier Tongue, on Ross Island. Charted and so named by the BrAE under Scott, 1910-13, because it was here that a descent to the sea ice was made. |
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