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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| Midnight Plateau (AUS) | 79° 52' 59.9" S | 156° 15' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 2123
Place ID: 9516
An extensive, ice-covered plateau, about 2,100 m high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. Discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962-63). So named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on 27 December, 1962. |
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| Midnight Plateau (NZL) | 79° 53' 00.0" S | 156° 15' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 140402
Place ID: 9516
An extensive, ice-covered plateau, rising to approximately 2350m at Mount Ellis, the rocky outcrop on an otherwise ice-covered dome, and forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MN04 |
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| Midnight Plateau (USA) | 79° 53' 00.0" S | 156° 15' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 128860
Place ID: 9516
A prominent ice-covered plateau, over 2,200 m, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. Discovered by the VUWAE (1962-63) and so named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on December 27, 1962. |
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