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
Baker Ridge (GBR) 83° 20' 00.0" S 55° 40' 00.0" W Ridge
Name ID: 107638 Place ID: 789

rising to c. 1150m in Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964 and surveyed from the ground by USGS, 1965-66; named after Clifford E. Baker, USN, aviation electronics mechanic, Ellsworth Station , winter 1958 (USGS sheet SU 21-25/13, 1969; APC, 1974, p.3).

Baker Ridge (USA) 83° 20' 00.0" S 55° 40' 00.0" W Ridge
Name ID: 122116 Place ID: 789

A ridge extending W for 5 mi from the N part of Washington Escarpment in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Clifford E. Baker, aviation electronics technician at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

Chasovoj Island (AUS) 66° 12' 54.8" S 100° 49' 12.3" E Island
Name ID: 789 Place ID: 2561

Bunger Hills. Charted by the SAE in 1956.

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