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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Hordern Gap (AUS) | 67° 52' 47.6" S | 62° 29' 21.7" E | Gap |
Name ID: 430
Place ID: 6593
A gap in the David Range between Mount Coates and Mount Hordern. Plotted by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). This gap is used by ANARE parties as a route through the range. Named by ANARE from Mount Hordern. |
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Hordern Gap (RUS) | 67° 53' 00.0" S | 62° 30' 00.0" E | Pass |
Name ID: 118503 Place ID: 6593 | |||
Hordern Gap (USA) | 67° 53' 00.0" S | 62° 30' 00.0" E | Pass |
Name ID: 126692
Place ID: 6593
Gap, 3 mi wide, between Mount Coates and Mount Hordern in the David Range of the Framnes Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. This gap was used by ANARE parties in 1957 and 1958 as a route through the range. Named by ANARE for its proximity to Mount Hordern. |
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