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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| Lundström Knoll (GBR) | 80° 31' 00.0" S | 20° 25' 00.0" W | Knoll |
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Name ID: 109928
Place ID: 8729
rising to c. 1400m at E end of Pioneers Escarpment, Shackleton Range, was photographed from the air by USN in 1964 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 Johan Edvard Lundström (1815-88), Swedish inventor of the first true "strike-on-box safety match" in 1855 (APC, 1974, p.5; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Lundström Knoll (USA) | 80° 31' 00.0" S | 20° 25' 00.0" W | Knoll |
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Name ID: 128234
Place ID: 8729
A rock knoll rising to c. 1,400 m to the NE of Chevreul Cliffs in Pioneers Escarpment, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by BAS, 1968-71. Named by the UK-APC in association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, after Johan E. Lundstrom (1815-88), Swedish inventor of the first true "strike-on-box safety match" in 1855. |
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