Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Hughes Range (NZL) | 84° 30' 00.0" S | 175° 30' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 113588
Place ID: 6728
A high massive range surmounted by six more or less prominent summits, of which Mt Kaplan (4255m) is the highest, about 24 miles long lying in a north-south direction, and 4 to 8 miles wide lying to the east of Canyon Glacier. Discovered and photographed by Rear-Admiral Richard E Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of 18 November 1929, and named for Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the US, and advisor and counsellor of Byrd. |
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| Hughes Range (RUS) | 84° 30' 00.0" S | 175° 20' 00.0" E | Range |
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| Hughes Range (USA) | 84° 30' 00.0" S | 175° 30' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 126808
Place ID: 6728
A high massive N-S trending range surmounted by six prominent summits, of which Mount Kaplan (4,230 m) is the highest, located E of Canyon Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains and extending 45 mi from the confluence of Brandau and Keltie Glaciers in the S, to the Giovinco Ice Piedmont in the north. Discovered and photographed by R. Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of Nov. 18, 1929, and named by US-ACAN, on the recommendation of R. Admiral Byrd, for Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the U.S., and adviser and counselor of Byrd. |
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