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
Harbour Bluff (AUS) 73° 08' 53.0" S 68° 05' 31.0" E Bluff
Name ID: 182 Place ID: 5998

A rock outcrop on the Mawson Escarpment, Mac.Robertson Land, between Helmore Glacier and Manning Glacier. Photographed by ANARE in 1956 and 1970. A geodetic survey station was established on the feature during the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1972. Named after S R. Harbour, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1970 and 1971, plant inspector at Mawson in 1973 and a member of the Prince Charles Mountains survey parties in 1971, 1972 and 1974.

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