Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Eskola Cirque (GBR) | 80° 43' 00.0" S | 23° 49' 00.0" W | Cirque |
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Name ID: 108709
Place ID: 4337
S side of Read Mountains, Shackleton Range, was photographed from the air by USN in 1967 and surveyed from the ground by BAS from Halley, 1968-71; in association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named after Pentti Eskola (1883-1964), Finnish geologist, an authority on the Precambrian rocks of Finland and on silicate melt systems (APC, 1974, p.4; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Eskola Cirque (USA) | 80° 43' 00.0" S | 23° 49' 00.0" W | Cirque |
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Name ID: 124885
Place ID: 4337
A cirque 2 mi wide between Arkell Cirque and Bowen Cirque in central Read Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by the BAS, 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the UK-APC in 1971 after Pentti Eskola (1883-1964), Finnish geologist, an authority on the Precambrian rocks of Finland and on silicate melt systems. |
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