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)
Horseshoe Harbour (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Horseshoe Harbour (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Harbour
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:
A harbour formed by the horseshoe-shaped rock on which Mawson station is built. Photographed by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and mapped by Norwegian cartographers. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). First visited by ANARE under Phillip Law who selected this site for Mawson station, which was established on 13 February, 1954.
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