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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| Flett Crags (GBR) | 80° 39' 00.0" S | 23° 35' 00.0" W | Crag |
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Name ID: 108844
Place ID: 4725
rising to c. 1500m in Read Mountains, Shackleton Range, were surveyed by BAS from Halley, 1968-71; in association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named after Sir John Smith Flett (1869-1947), British geologist who worked on Scottish geology and volcanoes; Director, Geological Survey and Museum of Practical Geology (now British Geological Survey), 1920-35, and responsible for establishing the Geological Museum and survey offices (APC, 1974, p.4; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Flett Crags (USA) | 80° 39' 00.0" S | 23° 35' 00.0" W | Crag |
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Name ID: 125199
Place ID: 4725
Rock crags on the N slope of Read Mountains, 5 mi N of Mount Wegener, in the Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy in 1967. Surveyed by BAS, 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the UK-APC after Sir John Smith Flett (1869-1947), British geologist who worked on Scottish geology and volcanoes; Director, Geological Survey and Museum of Practical Geology (later British Geological Survey), 1920-35. |
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