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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Giaever Ridge (USA) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 5° 00' 00.0" W | Ridge |
Name ID: 125652
Place ID: 5291
A broad, snow-covered ridge, about 70 mi long in a N-S direction, on the W side of Schytt Glacier in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and named for John S. Giaever, leader of the expedition. |
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Giæverryggen (NOR) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 5° 00' 00.0" W | Ridge |
Name ID: 115142
Place ID: 5291
Large ice ridge with a few small nunataks in the W and S, NW of Borgmassivet E in Maudheimvidda. After John Schelderup Giæver, 1901-70, leader of NBSAE, 1949-52. See also Johnsbrotet. |
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Giaeverryggen (RUS) | 71° 45' 00.0" S | 4° 45' 00.0" W | Ridge |
Name ID: 118169 Place ID: 5291 |
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