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 Huggins (NZL) | 78° 17' 00.0" S | 162° 29' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 113586
Place ID: 6718
A splendid peak, 3688m high, rising south-south-westward of Mt Rücker in the Royal Society Range, south-west of McMurdo Sound along the west side of the Ross Sea. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04. Named for Sir William Huggins, President of the Royal Society, 1900-05. |
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| Mount Huggins (RUS) | 78° 17' 00.0" S | 162° 30' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 118539 Place ID: 6718 | |||
| Mount Huggins (USA) | 78° 17' 00.0" S | 162° 29' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 126799
Place ID: 6718
A large conical mountain, 3,735 m, surmounting the heads of Allison, Dale, and Potter Glaciers in the Royal Society Range. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04) which named it for Sir William Huggins, President of the Royal Society, 1900-05. |
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