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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Mount Hampton (RUS) | 76° 30' 00.0" S | 125° 50' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 118358 Place ID: 5948 | |||
| Mount Hampton (USA) | 76° 29' 00.0" S | 125° 48' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 126154
Place ID: 5948
An impressive mountain (3,325 m) with a circular ice-filled crater occupying much of the summit area. It is the northernmost of the extinct volcanoes which comprise the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the USAS on a flight, Dec. 15, 1940, and named for Ruth Hampton, Dept. of the Interior member of the USAS Executive Committee. Mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy trimetrogon photography, 1958-60. |
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