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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| Leckie Range (AUS) | 67° 55' 00.1" S | 56° 28' 59.9" E | Range |
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Name ID: 2231
Place ID: 8261
A range situated about 38 km SSE of Edward VIII Gulf in Kemp Land which includes the peaks shown on the Norwegian Whalers Chart, Sheet 3 as Polhesten and Poloksen. Named after Squadron Leader Douglas W. Leckie, RAAF, who commanded the Antarctic Flight at Mawson in 1956, and who piloted the Auster Aircraft from which Phillip Law sighted and plotted the range in 1954. |
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| Leckie Range (RUS) | 67° 55' 00.0" S | 56° 30' 00.0" E | Range |
| Name ID: 119013 Place ID: 8261 | |||
| Leckie Range (USA) | 67° 55' 00.0" S | 56° 27' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 127896
Place ID: 8261
Group of peaks 50 mi S of Edward VIII Bay. The individual peaks were first shown on a 1947 Norwegian whalers chart by H.E. Hansen. Named by ANCA for Squadron Leader Douglas Leckie, RAAF, who commanded the Antarctic Flight at Mawson Station, 1956, and who piloted the Auster aircraft from which Phillip Law sighted and plotted these peaks. |
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