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 Bastion (NZL) | 77° 19' 00.0" S | 160° 29' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 112748
Place ID: 993
The peak over 2100m high at the margin of the Antarctic Ice Plateau west of Webb Glacier. To the north an ice fall descends from the Plateau and contributes to the Webb Glacier. It is separated from Gibson Spur by an ice-free hanging valley. Named by VUWAE, 1959-60, because of its buttress-like appearance. |
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| Mount Bastion (USA) | 77° 19' 00.0" S | 160° 29' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 122266
Place ID: 993
Mountain, 2,530 m, standing W of Webb Glacier and Gibson Spur, where the interior ice plateau meets the Willett Range in Victoria Land. Named by the VUWAE (1959-60) for its buttress-like appearance. |
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| Pchelka Island (AUS) | 68° 51' 52.6" S | 77° 54' 26.3" E | Island |
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Name ID: 993
Place ID: 10990
An irregularly shaped island 3.3 kms north-east of the northernmost point of Torckler Island in the Rauer Group. The highest point is 69 m. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956. |
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