Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Mount Egbert (GBR) | 69° 57' 00.0" S | 69° 39' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 108640
Place ID: 4105
rising to c. 2900m in Douglas Range, Alexander Island, was possibly first sighted by FAE, 1908-10, on 21 January 1909; seen from the air and surveyed from the ground on its E side by BGLE in 1936-37 (Rymill and others, 1938, p.102; Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232); re-surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in December 1948; in association with the names of Saxon Kings of England in this area, named after Egbert (d. 839), King of England, 827-39 (APC, 1955, p.9; DOS 610 sheet W 69 68, 1960). |
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| Mount Egbert (USA) | 69° 57' 00.0" S | 69° 37' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 124707
Place ID: 4105
Mainly ice-covered mountain, 2,895 m, 8 mi SSE of Mount Stephenson in the Douglas Range of Alexander Island. Possibly first seen in 1909 by the FrAE under Charcot, but not recognized as a part of Alexander Island. Surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS, who named the mountain for Egbert, Saxon king of England, 802-839. |
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