Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Enceladus Nunataks (GBR) | 71° 43' 00.0" S | 69° 27' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 108684
Place ID: 4245
rising to c. 1055m NW of the head of Saturn Glacier, Alexander Island, were photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and mapped from air photographs by FIDS in 1959 (DOS 610 sheet W71 68, 1960); following surveys by BAS, 1961-73, named after Enceladus, one of the satellites of Saturn, in association with similarly named features in this area (APC, 1975, p.3; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/13, 2-DOS 1984). |
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| Enceladus Nunataks (USA) | 71° 43' 00.0" S | 69° 27' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 124820
Place ID: 4245
A group of about eight nunataks scattered over a wide area at the head of the drainage basin of Saturn Glacier, in southern Alexander Island. Mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by RARE, 1947-48, and from survey by FIDS, 1948-50. Named by UK-APC from association with Saturn Glacier, Enceladus being one of the moons of the planet Saturn. |
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