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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| Gale Escarpment (AUS) | 72° 55' 00.1" S | 75° 22' 59.9" E | Escarpment |
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Name ID: 416
Place ID: 5068
An escarpment of ice and rock about 15 km east of Mount Harding in the Grove Mountains, Princess Elizabeth Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs Named after d'A. T. Gale, officer-in-charge of the Antarctic Mapping Branch, Division of National Mapping of the Australian Department of National Development, who contributed substantially to Antarctic mapping. |
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| Gale Escarpment (RUS) | 72° 55' 00.0" S | 75° 23' 00.0" E | Escarpment |
| Name ID: 118109 Place ID: 5068 | |||
| Gale Escarpment (USA) | 72° 55' 00.0" S | 75° 23' 00.0" E | Escarpment |
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Name ID: 125490
Place ID: 5068
A northwest-facing escarpment of rock and ice, standing eastward of Mount Harding and Wilson Ridge in the Grove Mountains. Mapped from air photos, 1956-60, by ANAPL. Named by ANCA for d'A.T. Gale, officer in charge of the Antarctic Mapping Branch, Australian Division of National Mapping, who has contributed substantially to Antarctic mapping. |
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