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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| McKay Cliffs (AUS) | 82° 19' 00.1" S | 156° 00' 00.0" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 349
Place ID: 9292
A prominent escarpment, about 46 km long, at the northern end of the Geologists Range. Discovered by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961-62). Named after Alexander McKay, pioneer New Zealand geologist. |
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| McKay Cliffs (NZL) | 82° 18' 13.4" S | 155° 49' 23.7" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 139554
Place ID: 9292
A line of cliffs approximately 40km long generally west-east trending, forming the northern extent of Geologists Range. Intersected on the east at right angle by Wellman Cliffs |
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| McKay Cliffs (USA) | 82° 19' 00.0" S | 156° 00' 00.0" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 128679
Place ID: 9292
A line of cliffs about 20 mi long, forming the N wall of Geologists Range. Seen by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) and named for Alexander McKay, pioneer New Zealand geologist. |
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