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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Jennings Promontory (AUS) | 70° 12' 10.1" S | 72° 33' 34.2" E | Promontory |
Name ID: 2228
Place ID: 7110
A rock promontory on the eastern margin of the Amery Ice Shelf. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Visited by an ANARE party in 1958 and its position fixed.Named by USACAN after Lieut. J.C. Jennings, USN, co-pilot and navigator on Operation Highjump flights in the area. |
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Jennings Promontory (RUS) | 70° 10' 00.0" S | 72° 31' 00.0" E | Promontory |
Name ID: 118636 Place ID: 7110 | |||
Jennings Promontory (USA) | 70° 10' 00.0" S | 72° 33' 00.0" E | Promontory |
Name ID: 127084
Place ID: 7110
A prominent rock promontory on the eastern margin of Amery Ice Shelf between Branstetter Rocks and Kreitzer Glacier. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by him for Lt. James C. Jennings, USN, co-pilot and navigator on Operation Highjump photographic flights in this area. |
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