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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| Amery Ice Shelf (AUS) | 69° 45' 00.0" S | 71° 00' 00.0" E | Ice shelf |
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Name ID: 740
Place ID: 295
A broad ice shelf at the head of a large embayment, consisting of Prydz Bay and MacKenzie Bay. A prominent point of the ice shelf was mapped by BANZARE (1929-31) on 11 February, 1931. Further exploration showed that Cape Amery had broken off and floated away, so the name Amery was applied to the whole ice shelf. |
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| Backdrop Ridge (NZL) | 78° 21' 00.0" S | 163° 20' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 112706
Place ID: 740
East-west ridge running to the north of The Stage. This ridge links the northern ends of the West, Central and Aisle Ridges. Name derived from the ridge's position relative to The Stage. |
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| Backdrop Ridge (USA) | 78° 21' 00.0" S | 163° 18' 00.0" E | Ridge |
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Name ID: 122084
Place ID: 740
An east-west ridge running to the north of The Stage on the north side of Renegar Glacier, Scott Coast. The ridge links the northern ends of the West, Central, and East Aisle Ridges. So named by a NZGS field party, 1977-78, led by D. N. B. Skinner. The name is derived from the ridge''s position relative to The Stage (q.v.). Not: Back Drop Ridge. |
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