Name details

Shag Point

Shag Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Shag Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Poland Gazetteer Id 116645

Feature type: Point (8)

Origin

This name originates from Poland. It is part of the Poland Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Promontory and basalt stacks between Arctowski Cove and Halfmoon Cove, Admiralty Bay. So named by American ornithologists guest of Arctowski Station in 1977/78, Wayne Trivelpiece and Nick Volkman.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 09' 20.0" S
-62.15556°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
58° 27' 30.0" W
-58.45833°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1980

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