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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| Giza Peak (GBR) | 71° 20' 10.0" S | 68° 17' 06.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 109035
Place ID: 5350
Peak, rising approx. to 492.6 m.a.s.l. W side of Fossil Bluff, Alexander Island. Named in association with the craved figure at El Giza, Egypt, this feature continues to be known by the descriptive name Sphinx. (APC, 1988). |
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| Giza Peak (USA) | 71° 20' 00.0" S | 68° 16' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 125705
Place ID: 5350
A peak rising to c. 600 m on the E side of the Fossil Bluff massif, Alexander Island. For many years this peak was known to BAS workers as "Sphinx," a name already in use. To avoid duplication, the UK-APC in 1987 applied the name Giza Peak to this feature in reference to the site of the colossal statue at El Giza, Egypt. |
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