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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Hagey Ridge (USA) | 74° 57' 00.0" S | 134° 56' 00.0" W | Ridge |
Name ID: 126070
Place ID: 5855
High snow-covered ridge, between Bjornert Cliffs and Johnson Glacier, forming the E end of McDonald Heights on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The ridge was first photographed from aircraft of the U.S. Antarctic Service in December 1940. It was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Donald W. Hagey, USN, Officer-in-Charge at Byrd Station in 1969. |
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