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 Menzies (AUS) | 73° 27' 37.7" S | 61° 53' 19.5" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 1646
Place ID: 9441
A prominent mountain, approximately 3228 m high, on the southern side of the Fisher Glacier in Mac.Robertson Land. First seen by Flying Officer J. Seaton from an ANARE Beaver aircraft in 1956. Mapped by ANARE southern seismic party 1957-58 led by K.B. Mather. Named after the Rt. Hon. R.G. Menzies (later Sir Robert Menzies), Prime Minister of Australia, 1939-41 and 1949-66. |
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| Mount Menzies (RUS) | 73° 30' 00.0" S | 61° 50' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 119378 Place ID: 9441 | |||
| Mount Menzies (USA) | 73° 30' 00.0" S | 61° 50' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 128802
Place ID: 9441
The culminating peak (3,355 m) on the large massif between Mounts Mather and Bayliss, standing on the S side of Fisher Glacier in the Prince Charles Mountains. Sighted by Flying Officer J. Seaton from ANARE aircraft in 1956. Mapped by an ANARE party under K.B. Mather in 1957-58. Named by ANCA for Robert Gordon Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia. |
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