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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| Mount Markham (NZL) | 82° 51' 00.0" S | 161° 21' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 113836
Place ID: 9015
A triple peaked massif, 4602, 3368 and 3749 m high, standing prominently above the surrounding lesser peaks and lying southwards of Shackleton Inlet, along the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered on 27 December 1902 by the Southern Polar Party of the NAE, 1901-04, and named for Sir Clemants Markham who, as President of the Royal Geographical Society, planned this Antarctic expedition and chose Scott as its leader. |
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| Mount Markham (RUS) | 82° 52' 00.0" S | 161° 20' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 119240 Place ID: 9015 | |||
| Mount Markham (USA) | 82° 51' 00.0" S | 161° 21' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 128444
Place ID: 9015
A majestic twin-peaked massif, 4,350 and 4,280 m, surmounting the N end of Markham Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and named for Sir Clements Markham who, as President of the Royal Geographical Society, planned this Antarctic expedition and chose Scott as its leader. |
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