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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| Half Century Nunatak (NZL) | 85° 22' 00.0" S | 178° 50' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 113453
Place ID: 5883
A nunatak about 4 miles from Dismal Buttress, snow covered on the top and western side, with a rock face on the eastern side. Near this nunatak the Southern Party of the NZGSAE, 1961-62, which surveyed and named the feature celebrated the 50th anniversary of Amundsen reaching the South Pole. |
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| Half Century Nunatak (USA) | 85° 22' 00.0" S | 178° 50' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 126091
Place ID: 5883
A prominent nunatak, displaying a high east-facing rock escarpment, located 4 mi N of Dismal Buttress at the W side of upper Shackleton Glacier. Named by the Southern Party of NZGSAE (1961-62) which, near this nunatak, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Amundsen reaching the South Pole. |
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