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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| Aorta Ridge (NZL) | 78° 06' 00.0" S | 163° 30' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 112665
Place ID: 439
The ridge extends eastward to Holiday Peak, which has a variant name of "The Heart". Aorta Ridge named in connection with The Hearth. |
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| Aorta Ridge (USA) | 78° 06' 00.0" S | 163° 30' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 121863
Place ID: 439
The ridge extends eastward to Holiday Peak, which has a variant name of "The Heart." |
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| Sheraton Glacier (AUS) | 73° 26' 52.0" S | 68° 19' 47.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 439
Place ID: 13156
A small glacier in the Mawson Escarpment, between Philpott Bluff and Casey Point. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956, 1960 and 1973. Named after J. Sheraton, geologist with the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1973. |
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