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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| Laird Plateau (AUS) | 82° 00' 00.0" S | 157° 00' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 2127
Place ID: 8025
A high plateau 22 km north-east of the northern end of the Cobham Range. Discovered by the N.Z. Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after M.G. Laird, the leader of the expedition. |
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| Laird Plateau (USA) | 82° 00' 00.0" S | 157° 00' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 127724
Place ID: 8025
Small plateau over 2,400 m, standing 1 mi NW of Mount Hayter on the N side of the head of Lucy Glacier. Seen by the NZGSAE (1964-65) and named for the leader of this geological party to the area, Malcolm G. Laird (Cape Laird, q.v.). |
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