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 Mason (NZL) | 84° 43' 00.0" S | 169° 48' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 113852
Place ID: 9110
A peak about 640m high, at the north-eastern extremity of a wide spur extending into the Ross Ice Shelf from the foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains. Discovered and photographed by the Byrd AE, 1928-30, in November 1929, and named for Howard F Mason, radio engineer who wintered with that expedition. |
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| Mount Mason (USA) | 84° 43' 00.0" S | 169° 48' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 128517
Place ID: 9110
A peak (815 m) at the edge of Ross Ice Shelf, surmounting the N extremity of Lillie Range. Discovered and photographed by the ByrdAE (1928-30) and named for Howard F. Mason, radio engineer who wintered with that expedition at Little America. |
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