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
Martin Massif (AUS) 70° 28' 57.0" S 65° 35' 49.9" E Massif
Name ID: 1308 Place ID: 9069

A massif in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains, just east of Mount Lied to which it is connected by a low col. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. Named after P.J. Martin, officer-in-charge at Mawson in 1964.

Martin massif (RUS) 70° 30' 00.0" S 65° 38' 00.0" E Massif
Name ID: 119260 Place ID: 9069

Martin Massif (USA) 70° 28' 00.0" S 65° 40' 00.0" E Massif
Name ID: 128490 Place ID: 9069

A massif in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains, just E of Mount Lied to which it is connected by a low col. Plotted from ANARE air photos. Named for P.J. Martin, officer in charge at Mawson Station in 1964.

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