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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Lentz Buttress (USA) | 85° 40' 00.0" S | 127° 36' 00.0" W | Buttress |
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Name ID: 127945
Place ID: 8333
A prominent rock bluff 5 mi ENE of Faure Peak, rising to 2,800 m and forming a projection along the N side of the Wisconsin Plateau of the Horlick Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Malcolm W. Lentz, USN, officer in charge of the South Pole Station winter party, 1962. |
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