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 Baker (NZL) 84° 44' 00.0" S 172° 21' 00.0" W Mountain
Name ID: 112711 Place ID: 791

A mountain about 1000m high, in the foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains on the west side of an as yet unnamed glacier, which flows north-east from the north-east flank of Mt Campbell. Discovered by the US Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party, under A P Crary, in 1957-58, and named for Gladys E Baker, who assisted in analyzing , classifying and reporting upon lichens for the Byrd AE, 1933-35.

Mount Baker (USA) 84° 44' 00.0" S 172° 21' 00.0" W Mountain
Name ID: 122118 Place ID: 791

A mountain (1,480 m) in the SE part of Gabbro Hills near the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, standing at the W side of Gough Glacier, 6 mi E of Amphibole Peak. Discovered by the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party (1957-58) under A.P. Crary, and named for Gladys E. Baker, who assisted in analyzing, classifying and reporting upon lichens for the ByrdAE (1933-35).

Neptun Island (AUS) 66° 09' 09.7" S 101° 06' 02.8" E Island
Name ID: 791 Place ID: 10167

Bunger Hills. Charted by the SAE in 1956.

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