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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| Dott Ice Rise (USA) | 79° 18' 00.0" S | 81° 48' 00.0" W | Ice rise |
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Name ID: 124465
Place ID: 3805
A peninsula-like feature that is ice-drowned except for the Barrett Nunataks, about 20 mi long, extending eastward from the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains and terminating at Constellation Inlet at the SW edge of Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for Robert H. Dott, USARP geologist and senior U.S. representative at Bernardo O'Higgins Base, summer 1961-62. |
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