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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| Geikie Ridge (NZL) | 71° 44' 00.0" S | 169° 36' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 113383
Place ID: 5206
A massive ridge, 457m high, terminating as a divide between Murray and Dugdale Glaciers, in the Robertson Bay area of northern Victoria Land. The landward extension of this feature remains to be determined. First charted in 1889 by the BAE, 1898-1900,which named the highland between these glaciers Geikie Land, for Archibald Geikie. The generic "Land" has been changed to "ridge" since it is not appropriate for so small a feature, but Borchgrevink's intent in naming the whole mass has been respected. |
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| Geikie Ridge (USA) | 71° 44' 00.0" S | 169° 36' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 125599
Place ID: 5206
A massive mountain ridge, 20 mi long and 6 mi wide, forming the divide between Dugdale Glacier and Murray Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land. First charted by the BrAE, 1898-1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink, who named the high land between these glaciers Geikie Land, after Sir Archibald Geikie (Geikie Glacier and Geikie Inlet, q.v.). The generic "Land" has been changed to "Ridge," since it was not appropriate for so small a feature, but Borchgrevink's intent in naming the whole mass has been respected. |
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