Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Finlandia Foothills (GBR) | 69° 56' 00.0" S | 70° 06' 00.0" W | |
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Name ID: 108806
Place ID: 4614
rising to 1130m on W side of Sibelius Glacier, N Alexander Island, were surveyed by BAS, 1973-77; in association with the glacier, named after the symphonic poem Finlandia (1899) by Sibelius (APC, 1980, p.3; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/5 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978).Finlay Islands: see Finley Heights. |
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| Finlandia Foothills (USA) | 69° 56' 00.0" S | 70° 09' 00.0" W | |
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Name ID: 125106
Place ID: 4614
A rock massif, 10 mi long and 3 mi wide, rising to c. 1,130 m at the W side of Sibelius Glacier, Alexander Island. Photographed from the air by RARE, 1947-48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of FIDS, 1960. In association with the glacier, named after the symphonic poem Finlandia (1899) by Jean Sibelius. |
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