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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Edwards Spur (USA) | 75° 59' 00.0" S | 135° 18' 00.0" W | Spur |
Name ID: 124704
Place ID: 4100
A spur with a small rock exposure along its crest, located on the lower NW slopes of Mount Moulton in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Alvah G. Edwards, CD1, USN, Construction Driver with the Army-Navy Trail Party that traversed eastward from Little America V to establish Byrd Station in 1956. |
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