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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| Lekander Nunatak (GBR) | 85° 04' 00.0" S | 64° 26' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 109790
Place ID: 8306
rising to 1815m in S Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, was surveyed from the ground by USGS, 1961-62, and photographed from the air by USN in 1964; named after Bryant A. Lekander, USN, cook, "South Pole Station", winter 1960 (USGS sheet SV 11-20/8*, 1968; APC, 1974, p.5). |
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| Lekander Nunatak (USA) | 85° 04' 00.0" S | 64° 29' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 127924
Place ID: 8306
A nunatak, 1,815 m, standing along the SW edge of Mackin Table, 2 mi NE of Bessinger Nunatak, in southern Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Bryant A. Lekander, cook at South Pole Station, winter 1960. |
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