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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Hanson Peak (USA) | 71° 21' 00.0" S | 170° 18' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 126185
Place ID: 5986
A small peak (1,255 m) 4 mi S of Cape Adare in the N part of Adare Peninsula. Named by the NZ-APC after Nikolai Hanson, member of the BrAE, 1898-1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink, who was the first man known to have died on the Antarctic mainland (at Cape Adare, Oct. 14, 1899). Hanson's grave surmounts nearby Cape Adare. |
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