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
McNaughton Ridges (AUS) 67° 31' 59.9" S 50° 27' 00.0" E Ridge
Name ID: 2324 Place ID: 9347

A group of ridges in the Scott Mountains, Enderby Land, about 22 km north-east of Simpson Peak. Plotted from air photographs taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named after I.L.K. McNaughton, physicist at Mawson in 1961.

McNaughton Ridges (RUS) 67° 30' 00.0" S 50° 30' 00.0" E Ridge
Name ID: 119342 Place ID: 9347

McNaughton Ridges (USA) 67° 32' 00.0" S 50° 27' 00.0" E Ridge
Name ID: 128730 Place ID: 9347

A group of ridges 12 mi NE of Simpson Peak in the Scott Mountains, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and 1957. Named by ANCA for I.L.K. McNaughton, physicist at Mawson Station in 1961.

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