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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| Mason Peaks (AUS) | 72° 47' 00.0" S | 74° 44' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 1930
Place ID: 9108
A prominant serrated rock ridge about 12 km NNW of Mount Harding in the Grove Mountains, Princess Elizabeth Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. Named after A.C. Mason, (then) topographic draughtsman with the (then) Division of National Mapping of the Australian Department of National Development. A.C. Mason, topographic draughtsman |
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| Mason Peaks (RUS) | 72° 46' 00.0" S | 74° 44' 00.0" E | Peak |
| Name ID: 119271 Place ID: 9108 | |||
| Mason Peaks (USA) | 72° 46' 00.0" S | 74° 44' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 128515
Place ID: 9108
A prominent serrated ridge with several peaks, standing 8 mi NW of Mount Harding in the Grove Mountains. Mapped by ANARE from air photos, 1956-60. Named by ANCA for A.C. Mason, topographic draftsman, Division of National Mapping, Australian Dept. of National Development, who has contributed substantially to the compilation of Antarctic maps. |
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