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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| Mawson Peninsula (AUS) | 68° 35' 00.0" S | 154° 11' 00.0" E | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 2094
Place ID: 9184
A narrow peninsula on the eastern part of the coast of George V Land, which extends for more than 57 km in a north-easterly direction. The peninsula rises to about 457 m above sea level. It is flanked on its western edge by nunataks over 600 m high. The area was photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Phillip Law of ANARE flew along the peninsula to its northern end in February 1959 and sketched and photographed it. Named after Sir Douglas Mawson. |
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| Mawson Peninsula (RUS) | 68° 30' 00.0" S | 154° 00' 00.0" E | Peninsula |
| Name ID: 119291 Place ID: 9184 | |||
| Mawson Peninsula (USA) | 68° 35' 00.0" S | 154° 11' 00.0" E | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 128579
Place ID: 9184
A high (455 m), narrow, ice-covered peninsula on the W side of Slava Ice Shelf. It extends over 30 mi in a northwesterly direction, terminating in Cape Hudson. Photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Phillip Law of ANARE flew along the peninsula to its northern end in Feb. 1959 and sketched and photographed it. Named by ANCA for Sir Douglas Mawson. |
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