Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Apocalypse Peaks (NZL) | 77° 23' 00.0" S | 160° 51' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 112666
Place ID: 443
Group of peaks with a highest point of 2,360 m, standing E of Willett Range and between the Barwick and Balham Valleys, in Victoria Land. So named by the VUWAE (1958-59) because the peaks are cut by talus slopes which gives them the appearance of the "Riders of the Apocalypse." |
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| Apocalypse Peaks (USA) | 77° 23' 00.0" S | 160° 51' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 121867
Place ID: 443
Group of peaks with a highest point of 2,360 m, standing E of Willett Range and between the Barwick and Balham Valleys, in Victoria Land. So named by the VUWAE (1958-59) because the peaks are cut by talus slopes which gives them the appearance of the "Riders of the Apocalypse." |
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| Hoseason Glacier (AUS) | 67° 08' 58.9" S | 58° 11' 39.1" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 443
Place ID: 6635
A glacier, at least 26 km long, which flows northwards into the sea about 19 km to the west of Brxka Island. Plotted from oblique air photography taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Skotviktangen (The Stack Bay Tongue). |
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