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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| Lindqvist Nunatak (GBR) | 80° 39' 00.0" S | 20° 38' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 109841
Place ID: 8468
rising to 1470m near E end of Shotton Snowfield, Shackleton Range, was photographed from the air by USN in 1967 and surveyed from the ground by BAS from Halley, 1968-71; in association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, named after Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist (1862-1931), Swedish inventor of the Primus pressure stove in 1892 (APC, 1974, p.5; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978; APC, 1980, p.4). Lindqvist Island, in error (APC, 1977, p.20). |
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| Lindqvist Nunatak (USA) | 80° 39' 00.0" S | 20° 38' 00.0" W | Nunatak |
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Name ID: 128067
Place ID: 8468
A nunatak 6 mi S of Chevreul Cliffs, rising to 1,470 m in the E part of Shotton Snowfield, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy in 1967 and surveyed by BAS, 1968-71. In association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, named by the UK-APC after Frans W. Lindqvist (1862-1931), Swedish inventor of the Primus pressure stove in 1892. |
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