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
Horton Ledge (GBR) 85° 41' 00.0" S 69° 05' 00.0" W Ridge
Name ID: 109386 Place ID: 6633

rising to 1560m at S end of Pecora Escarpment, Pensacola Mountains, and forming S-most rock feature in BAT, was surveyed from the ground by USGS, 1961-62, and photographed from the air by USN in 1964; named after Edward C. Horton, Jr, USN, electronics technician, "Plateau Station", Dronning Maud Land, winter 1966 (USGS sheet SV 11-21/8*, 1968; APC, 1974, p.4).

Horton Ledge (USA) 85° 41' 00.0" S 69° 05' 00.0" W Ridge
Name ID: 126727 Place ID: 6633

A flat rock ledge that caps the SW extremity of Pecora Escarpment, at the SW end of the Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Edward C. Horton, Jr., electronics technician at Plateau Station, winter 1966.

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