Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Mizuho Kôgen (JPN) | 73° 00' 00.0" S | 40° 00' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 112444
Place ID: 9691
A mainly featureless ice plateau between 30°E and 45°E in the northeastern part of Dronning Maud Land. Field parties of JARE, 1959-61, studied the plateau, and the JARE Headquarters named Mizuho Kôgen. Mizuho is one of the ancient names of Japan. |
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| Mizuho Plateau (RUS) | 71° 10' 00.0" S | 40° 00' 00.0" E | Plateau |
| Name ID: 119464 Place ID: 9691 | |||
| Mizuho Plateau (USA) | 71° 30' 00.0" S | 39° 00' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 128989
Place ID: 9691
A mainly featureless ice plateau, situated eastward of the Queen Fabiola Mountains and southward of the Shirase Glacier in Queen Maud Land. A field party of the JARE studied the Mizuho Plateau in November-December 1960 and gave its name. At the Japanese station on East Ongul Island it was called "Japan Highland," but this name was not adopted officially. Mizuho is one of the ancient names of Japan. |
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