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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Hinckley Rock (GBR) | 83° 04' 00.0" S | 55° 14' 00.0" W | Rock |
Name ID: 109319
Place ID: 6395
rising to 1135m at N end of Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, was surveyed from the ground by USGS and photographed from the air by USN, 1963-64; named after Neil Hinckley, USAF, survival specialist with USAF Electronic Test Unit, Pensacola Mountains, summer 1957-58 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/13, 1969; APC, 1974, p.4). |
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Hinckley Rock (USA) | 83° 04' 00.0" S | 55° 14' 00.0" W | Rock |
Name ID: 126536
Place ID: 6395
A rock 4 mi NW of Gillies Rock in northern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Neil Hinckley, a member of the Electronic Test Unit in the Pensacola Mountains, 1957-58. |
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