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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| Elmers Nunatak (GBR) | 83° 58' 00.0" S | 55° 25' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 108671
Place ID: 4211
rising to 1630m E of Washington Escarpment, Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, was surveyed from the ground by USGS and photographed from the air by USN, 1963-64; named after Elmer H. Smith, USN, aerographer, "Ellsworth Station", winter 1958; "McMurdo Station", 1961 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/13, 1969; APC, 1974, p.4). |
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| Elmers Nunatak (USA) | 83° 58' 00.0" S | 55° 25' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 124793
Place ID: 4211
A prominent nunatak 5 mi SE of Mount Hawkes in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Elmer H. Smith, aerographer with the wintering parties at Ellsworth Station in 1958 and McMurdo Station in 1961. |
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