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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| Medea Dome (GBR) | 66° 11' 00.0" S | 62° 03' 00.0" W | Dome |
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Name ID: 110091
Place ID: 9365
ice dome rising to 350m near base of Jason Peninsula (q.v.), Oscar II Coast, was surveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in June 1953; in association with the peninsula, named after Medea who helped Jason to obtain the golden fleece and later became his wife (APC, 1958, p.5; BA chart 3570, 29.ix.1961). |
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| Medea Dome (USA) | 66° 11' 00.0" S | 62° 03' 00.0" W | Dome |
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Name ID: 128743
Place ID: 9365
Snow dome, 350 m, marking the E end of Philippi Rise on the E coast of Graham Land. Surveyed by the FIDS in 1953. Named in 1956 by the UK-APC in association with Jason Peninsula. Medea helped Jason to obtain the golden fleece and later became his wife. |
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