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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| Kester Peaks (RUS) | 82° 50' 00.0" S | 48° 23' 00.0" W | Peak |
| Name ID: 118751 Place ID: 7482 | |||
| Kester Peaks (GBR) | 82° 50' 00.0" S | 48° 23' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 109610
Place ID: 7482
rising to 1250m in Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, were photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground on USGS Pensacola Mountains Project, 1965-66; named after Larry T. Kester, photographer with USN Squadron VX-6, ODF, 1964 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/10, 1969; APC, 1974, p.4). |
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| Kester Peaks (USA) | 82° 49' 00.0" S | 48° 23' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 127362
Place ID: 7482
Three aligned rock peaks standing together 5 mi S of Mount Malville on the E side of Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Larry T. Kester, photographer with USN Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964. |
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