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
Fitzgerald Nunataks (AUS) 66° 16' 19.8" S 52° 48' 14.7" E Nunatak
Name ID: 1895 Place ID: 4650

A group of four isolated nunataks about 7 km north of Mount Codrington in Enderby Land. Photographed from ANARE aircraft in 1956. First visited during an airborne reconnaissance of Enderby Land in November 1959. Named after Brigadier L Fitzgerald, OBE, RA Svy C (Trd), Director of Survey in the Australian Army, 1942-1960.

Fitzgerald Nunataks (USA) 66° 15' 00.0" S 52° 49' 00.0" E Nunatak
Name ID: 125139 Place ID: 4650

Three isolated nunataks 2 mi N of Mount Codrington, at the NW end of the Napier Mountains in Enderby Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Veslenutane (the little peaks). Photographed from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and renamed by ANCA for Brigadier L. Fitzgerald, Director of Survey in the Australian Army, 1942-60.

Veslenutane (RUS) 66° 15' 00.0" S 52° 48' 00.0" E Nunatak
Name ID: 121180 Place ID: 4650

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