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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| MacQuarrie Edge (GBR) | 80° 32' 00.0" S | 30° 03' 00.0" W | Bedrock break point |
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Name ID: 109965
Place ID: 8831
rising to c. 760m in N Otter Highlands (q.v.), Shackleton Range, was named after Alister Stuart MacQuarrie (1935-70), BAS tractor mechanic, Halley, 1968-69, who worked in Shackleton Range (APC, 1974, p.4). Macquarrie Edge (BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978). |
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| MacQuarrie Edge (USA) | 80° 32' 00.0" S | 30° 03' 00.0" W | Bedrock break point |
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Name ID: 128322
Place ID: 8831
A rock scarp rising to c. 760 m in the N part of Otter Highlands, western Shackleton Range. Named by the UK-APC after Alister S. MacQuarrie (1935-1970), BAS tractor mechanic, Halley Station, 1968-69, who worked in the Shackleton Range. |
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