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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| Duncan Mountains (NZL) | 85° 02' 00.0" S | 166° 00' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 113201
Place ID: 3957
A group of ragged foothills rising to about 1500m and lying just east of the mouth of Liv Glacier, fronting on the Ross Ice Shelf for a distance of about 18 miles. Discovered by the Byrd AE, 1928-30, in November 1929. Named for James Duncan, Manager of Tapley Ltd, shipping agents at Dunedin, New Zealand, who assisted the expedition. Bounded by the Ross Ice Shelf, the Liv and Strom Glaciers and a snow corridor linking the two glaciers. In plan form the shape of the letter H. |
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| Duncan Mountains (RUS) | 85° 00' 00.0" S | 166° 00' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 117805 Place ID: 3957 | |||
| Duncan Mountains (USA) | 85° 02' 00.0" S | 166° 00' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 124581
Place ID: 3957
A group of rugged coastal foothills, about 18 mi long, extending from the mouth of Liv Glacier to the mouth of Strom Glacier at the head of Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the ByrdAE in November 1929 and named for James Duncan, Manager of Tapley, Ltd., shipping agents for the Byrd expeditions at Dunedin, New Zealand. |
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