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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| Mount Hinks (AUS) | 67° 53' 00.0" S | 66° 03' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 1622
Place ID: 6400
A peak 593 m above sea level, just south of Mount Marsden in Mac.Robertson Land. Land was seen in this area by BANZARE under Sir Douglas Mawson on 29 December, 1929. The area was visited by BANZARE on 13 February, 1929, when a landing was made at Scullin Monolith. Named after Arthur R. Hinks, Secretary of the Royal Geological Society, 1915-45. The position of this feature was fixed by D.R. Carstens, surveyor at Mawson in 1962. |
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| Mount Hinks (RUS) | 67° 54' 00.0" S | 66° 06' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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| Mount Hinks (USA) | 67° 53' 00.0" S | 66° 03' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 126541
Place ID: 6400
A rock peak (595 m) rising 0.2 mi S of Mount Marsden in the Gustav Bull Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land. On February 13, 1931, the BANZARE (1929-31) under Douglas Mawson made a landing on nearby Scullin Monolith. They named this peak after Arthur R. Hinks, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, 1915-45. |
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