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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| Larsemann Hills (AUS) | 69° 23' 41.6" S | 76° 10' 24.0" E | Hill |
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Name ID: 686
Place ID: 8142
A group of bare, rounded hills from 80 m to 180 m high, which extends along the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land for about 15 km. Discovered in February, 1935, by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Klarius Mikkelsen. Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). First visited and position fixed by M.M. Fisher, ANARE surveyor in 1957. |
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| Larsemann Hills (RUS) | 69° 27' 00.0" S | 76° 07' 00.0" E | Hill |
| Name ID: 118973 Place ID: 8142 | |||
| Larsemann Hills (USA) | 69° 24' 00.0" S | 76° 13' 00.0" E | Hill |
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Name ID: 127812
Place ID: 8142
A series of low rounded coastal hills along the SE shore of Prydz Bay. The hills extend W for 9 mi from Dalk Glacier. Discovered in February 1935 by Capt. Klarius Mikkelsen from the whaling ship Thorshavn, sent out by Norwegian whaling magnate Lars Christensen, and given this name. |
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