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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| Gap Nunatak (AUS) | 67° 53' 44.5" S | 62° 29' 46.3" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 1795
Place ID: 5109
A small nunatak, lying approximately in the centre of Hordern Gap in the David Range between Mt. Coates and Mt. Hordern. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Metoppen (The Middle Peak). Renamed because of its location in Hordern Gap. |
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| Gap Nunatak (USA) | 67° 54' 00.0" S | 62° 29' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 125523
Place ID: 5109
Small nunatak, 1,030 m, standing in the center of Hordern Gap in the David Range, Framnes Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Metoppen (the middle peak). Renamed by ANARE for its location in Hordern Gap. |
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| Metoppen (RUS) | 67° 54' 00.0" S | 62° 29' 00.0" E | Nunatak |
| Name ID: 119398 Place ID: 5109 | |||
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