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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| Hjort Massif (GBR) | 72° 09' 00.0" S | 61° 22' 00.0" W | Massif |
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Name ID: 109328
Place ID: 6422
part of Wilson Mountains on S side of Hilton Inlet, Black Coast, rising to c. 1000m, was photographed from the air by USN, 1968-69, surveyed from the ground by BAS from "Stonington Island", 1974-75, and mapped from air photographs by USGS; in association with the names of Antarctic marine biologists grouped in this area, named after Johan Hjort (1869-1948), Professor of Marine Biology, University of Oslo, 1920-39; Chairman of the first Norwegian Whaling Committee in 1924, and of the International Whaling Committee, 1926-39 (USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979; APC, 1980, p.4). |
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| Hjort Massif (USA) | 72° 08' 00.0" S | 61° 25' 00.0" W | Massif |
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Name ID: 126556
Place ID: 6422
A salient mountain rising to c. 1,000 m at the NE end of the Wilson Mountains, on the S side of Hilton Inlet, Bowman Coast, Palmer Land. Photographed from the air by USAS, 1940. Mapped by USGS from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy, 1966-69. Surveyed by BAS, 1974-75. Named by the UK-APC in 1977 after Johan Hjort (1869-1948), Professor of Marine Biology, University of Oslo, 1920-39; Chairman of the International Whaling Committee, 1926-39. |
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