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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| Bakkesvodene (NOR) | 71° 56' 00.0" S | 6° 32' 00.0" E | Crag |
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Name ID: 114850
Place ID: 796
SW part of Jøkulkyrkja in Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. Bakke=hill. |
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| Bakkesvodene Crags (USA) | 71° 56' 00.0" S | 6° 32' 00.0" E | Crag |
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Name ID: 122122
Place ID: 796
High rock crags overlooking the E side of Lunde Glacier in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Bakkesvodene (the hill slopes). |
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| Grekova, gora (RUS) | 71° 57' 00.0" S | 6° 36' 00.0" E | Crag |
| Name ID: 118287 Place ID: 796 | |||
| McMahon Islands (AUS) | 67° 37' 59.9" S | 45° 58' 00.1" E | Island |
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Name ID: 796
Place ID: 9333
Two rocky islands about 1 km north of Thala Hills, Enderby Land. The islands, about 60 m above sea level, are separated by a narrow channel. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. First visited by the ANARE Expedition on the MVThala Dan led by D.F. Styles in February, 1961. Named after F.P. McMahon, (then) Supply Officer, Antarctic Division, Melbourne, second-in-command of the expedition. |
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