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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| Aztec Mountain (NZL) | 77° 48' 00.0" S | 160° 31' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 112704
Place ID: 719
Small pyramidal mountain over 2,000 m, just SW of Maya Mountain and W of Beacon Valley in Victoria Land. So named by the NZGSAE (1958-59) because its shape resembles the pyramidal ceremonial platforms used by the Aztec and Maya civilizations. |
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| Aztec Mountain (USA) | 77° 48' 00.0" S | 160° 31' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 122070
Place ID: 719
Small pyramidal mountain over 2,000 m, just SW of Maya Mountain and W of Beacon Valley in Victoria Land. So named by the NZGSAE (1958-59) because its shape resembles the pyramidal ceremonial platforms used by the Aztec and Maya civilizations. |
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| Statler Hills (AUS) | 69° 54' 35.3" S | 73° 11' 04.6" E | Hill |
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Name ID: 719
Place ID: 13957
A small group of low, rocky hills just north of Rogers Glacier in Princess Elizabeth Land. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named after L.R. Statler, an air-crew member on Operation Highjump. |
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