Name details

Scarchilli Point

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

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

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Italy Gazetteer Id 140448

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Narrative

Discontinuous granitoid outcrop located at Larsen Glacier, 3 km NW of Tomowick Nunatak and 16 km SSW of Reed Nunatak. This site was established by Claudio Scarchilli and since 2005 it has been equipped with a number of instruments for the measurement of meteorological parameters, surface mass balance components and permanent GNSS Station.

Named For

Claudio Scarchilli (PhD in Polar Sciences, researcher ENEA) who prematurely died, having dedicated his career to Antarctic research

Location

Latitude:
74° 57' 02.0" S
-74.95056°
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Longitude:
161° 46' 10.0" E
161.76944°
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Altitude:
948 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Sep-2025

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