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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Long Gables (RUS) | 78° 11' 00.0" S | 86° 13' 00.0" W | |
Name ID: 119123 Place ID: 8602 | |||
Long Gables (USA) | 78° 11' 00.0" S | 86° 14' 00.0" W | |
Name ID: 128172
Place ID: 8602
Prominent twin peaks (4,150 m and 4,110 m) joined by a col. The lower rock exposures are in the form of steep buttresses. The peaks rise from the main ridge of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains between Mounts Anderson and Viets. Discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse party (1957-58) under C.R. Bentley. Named for Jack B. Long, a member of the party, a participant in many oversnow traverses and other Antarctic research activities in the following decade. |
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