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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| Aurora Heights (AUS) | 83° 07' 00.1" S | 157° 04' 59.9" E | Heights |
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Name ID: 653
Place ID: 642
A peak on the northern side of Argosy Glacier, Miller Range. Discovered and named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961-62). Named after S.Y. Aurora, expedition ship with the Ross Sea Party of the British Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-16). |
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| Auster Pass (NZL) | 78° 18' 00.0" S | 162° 38' 00.0" E | Pass |
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Name ID: 112698
Place ID: 653
A high pass in the Royal Society Range, between Mount Huggins and Mount Kempe, leading into the Skelton Glacier area from McMurdo Sound. Named by the N.Z. Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) for the RNZAF Antarctic Flight's Auster aircraft. |
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| Auster Pass (USA) | 78° 18' 00.0" S | 162° 38' 00.0" E | Pass |
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Name ID: 122028
Place ID: 653
A high pass in the Royal Society Range, between Mount Huggins and Mount Kempe, leading into the Skelton Glacier area from McMurdo Sound. Named by the N.Z. Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) for the RNZAF Antarctic Flight's Auster aircraft. |
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