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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| Edge Rocks (GBR) | 83° 59' 00.0" S | 52° 55' 00.0" W | Bedrock break point |
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Name ID: 108628
Place ID: 4068
rising to c. 1440m on SE side of Iroquois Plateau, Pensacola Mountains, were photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground by USGS, 1965-66; so named from their fringe position in relation to the plateau (USGS sheet SU 21-25/13, 1969; APC, p.4). |
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| Edge Rocks (USA) | 83° 59' 00.0" S | 52° 55' 00.0" W | Bedrock break point |
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Name ID: 124673
Place ID: 4068
Two rock exposures at the SE margin of Iroquois Plateau, 11 mi E of Hill Nunatak, in the Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Given this name by US-ACAN because of their fringe position with relation to Iroquois Plateau. |
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