Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Athos Range (AUS) | 70° 13' 00.0" S | 65° 15' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 2252
Place ID: 604
The northern range of the Prince Charles Mountains. The western part of the range was first visited by an ANARE party led by J. Béchervaise in November, 1955. The range was again visited in December, 1956, by an ANARE party led by William G. Bewsher and a depot was established at the eastern extremity. Originally named Moonlight Range. Named after one of the Three Musketeers in Dumas's novel. |
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| Athos Range (RUS) | 70° 15' 00.0" S | 65° 00' 00.0" E | Range |
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| Athos Range (USA) | 70° 13' 00.0" S | 64° 50' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 121990
Place ID: 604
The northernmost range in the Prince Charles Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land. It consists of a large number of individual mountains and nunataks that trend east-west for 40 mi along the north side of Scylla Glacier. These mountains were first observed from aircraft of USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. The western part of the range was first visited by an ANARE party led by J. Bechervaise in November 1955. The range was again visited in December 1956 by the ANARE southern party, 1956-57, led by W.G. Bewsher, and a depot was established at the eastern extremity. Named after a character in The Three Musketeers, a novel by Alexandre Dumas which was the most popular book read on the southern journey. |
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| Holmes Glacier (AUS) | 66° 40' 59.9" S | 127° 00' 00.0" E | Glacier |
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Name ID: 604
Place ID: 6521
A glacier, about 17 km south of Cape Spieden on the Banzare Coast, flowing into the western side of Porpoise Bay. Delineated from air photogtraphs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by USACAN after Dr. S. Holmes, assistant surgeon on the brig Porpoise, one of the ships of the US Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Lieut. (Later Rear Adm.) C. Wilkes, USN. |
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