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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| Gaston de Gerlache, Mont (BEL) | 71° 47' 00.0" S | 35° 45' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 104936
Place ID: 5154
Baptisé par Guido Derom en l'honneur de Gaston de Gerlache (fils d'Adrien de Gerlache) qui fut le promoteur et le chef de l'Expédition Antarctique Belge 1957-1958 ayant établi la Base Roi Baduin pour l'A.G.I.. |
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| Mount Gaston de Gerlache (RUS) | 71° 44' 00.0" S | 35° 49' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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| Mount Gaston de Gerlache (USA) | 71° 44' 00.0" S | 35° 49' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 125558
Place ID: 5154
The southernmost massif (2,400 m) in the Queen Fabiola Mountains. Discovered on Oct. 7, 1960 by the BelgAE, 1960, under Guido Derom. Named by Derom for Gaston de Gerlache de Gomery, son of Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery (leader of the Belgica expedition, 1897-99). Gaston de Gerlache de Gomery led the BelgAE, 1957-58, which landed on Princess Ragnhild Coast and built the Roi Baudouin Station to carry out the scientific program of the IGY. |
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