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
Mount Kaplan (NZL) 84° 33' 00.0" S 175° 19' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 113671 Place ID: 7351

A massive mountain, the highest and largest in the Hughes Range, and forming its southern end, rising to an elevation of 4255m, to the south-east of the head fo the Canyon Glacier. Discovered and photographed by Rear-Admiral Richard E Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of 18 November 1929, and surveyed by A P Crary in 1957-58. Named by Crary for Dr Joseph Kaplan, Chairman of the US National Committee for IGY in 1957-60.

Mount Kaplan (RUS) 84° 33' 00.0" S 175° 20' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 118704 Place ID: 7351

Mount Kaplan (USA) 84° 33' 00.0" S 175° 19' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 127250 Place ID: 7351

A massive mountain, highest in the Hughes Range, standing 3 mi SE of Mount Wexler. Discovered and photographed by R. Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of Nov. 18, 1929, and surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957-58. Named by the latter for Joseph Kaplan, Chairman of the U.S. National Committee for the IGY, 1957-58.

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