Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Commonwealth Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Commonwealth Bay (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Bay
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
An embayment on the coast of George V Land, between Cape Denison and Cape Hunter. Discovered in 1912 by the A A E under Sir Douglas Mawson, who established the main base of the expedition at Cape Denison. Named after the Commonwealth of Australia.
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