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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| Elbow Peak (GBR) | 83° 32' 00.0" S | 56° 37' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 108654
Place ID: 4152
highest point (1195m) on Berquist Ridge, Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, was surveyed from the ground by USGS and photographed from the air by USN, 1963-64; so named because of its position on a bend in the ridge ([in 83°33'S 56°19'W] USBGN, 1965, p.96; [co-ordinates corrected] USGS sheet SU 21-25/13, 1969; APC, 1974, p.4). |
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| Elbow Peak (USA) | 83° 32' 00.0" S | 56° 37' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 124743
Place ID: 4152
A peak, 1,195 m, located at the southernmost bend of Berquist Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. The name given by US-ACAN describes the peak's position along the ridge. |
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