Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Kuiper Scarp (GBR) | 71° 26' 00.0" S | 68° 27' 00.0" W | Escarpment |
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Name ID: 109675
Place ID: 7889
rising to 810m on S side of Uranus Glacier, Alexander Island, was photographed from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935, and roughly mapped from air photographs by Joerg (1937, map B following p.444); surveyed from the ground by BAS, 1961-73; in association with the names of the planets and their satellites in this area, named after Gerald Peter Kuiper (1905-73), American astronomer, who in 1948 discovered Miranda (Miranda Peaks, q.v.), a satellite of Saturn; Professor of Astronomy, University of Chicago, 1943-60; Head, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1960-73 (APC, 1975, p.4; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/14, 2-DOS 1984). |
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| Kuiper Scarp (USA) | 71° 26' 00.0" S | 68° 27' 00.0" W | Escarpment |
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Name ID: 127634
Place ID: 7889
An E-W escarpment along the south side of Uranus Glacier on the east side of Alexander Island. The scarp was photographed by Lincoln Ellsworth, Nov. 23, 1935, in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight and was plotted from the photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Named by UK-APC from association with Uranus Glacier after Gerald P. Kuiper, the American astronomer who in 1948 discovered Miranda, one of the satellites of Uranus. |
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