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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| Mount Ellis (AUS) | 79° 52' 00.1" S | 156° 12' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 1661
Place ID: 4202
The highest point, 2,473 m above sea level, of the glacier-enclosed Darwin Mountains. The feature is not distinctive as the mountains are made up of a huge, snow-covered mass of rock, with a gently sloping summit. Discovered by the Darwin Glacier Party of TAE (1956-58) Named after M. Ellis, of the TAE, who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary to the South Pole. |
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| Mount Ellis (NZL) | 79° 52' 04.2" S | 156° 13' 04.6" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 139415
Place ID: 4202
The highest point, c.2400m above sea level, of the glacier-enclosed Darwin Mountains. The feature is not distinctive as the mountains are made up of a huge, snow-covered mass of rock, with a gently sloping summit. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MN04 |
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| Mount Ellis (USA) | 79° 52' 00.0" S | 156° 14' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 124786
Place ID: 4202
The highest point, 2,330 m, of the Darwin Mountains, surmounting the northern edge of Midnight Plateau. Mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the CTAE (1956-58). Named for M.R. Ellis, engineer with the CTAE, who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary to the South Pole. |
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