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
Mount Monteagle (NZL) 73° 43' 00.0" S 165° 28' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 113945 Place ID: 9769

A high, sharp peak standing westward of Lady Newnes Ice Shelf in Victoria Land. Discovered in January 1841 by Ross, who named this peak for Baron Monteagle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1835-39.

Mount Monteagle (RUS) 73° 52' 00.0" S 165° 47' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 119492 Place ID: 9769

Mount Monteagle (USA) 73° 43' 00.0" S 165° 28' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 129043 Place ID: 9769

A high, sharp peak (2,780 m) standing 10 mi N of Cape Sibbald in the Mountaineer Range, Victoria Land. It surmounts Aviator Glacier to the west and the large cirque of Parker Glacier to the east. Discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named this peak for Baron Monteagle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1835-39.

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