Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Pasteur Peninsula (GBR) | 64° 03' 00.0" S | 62° 23' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
Name ID: 110513
Place ID: 10938
N part of Brabant Island N of a line joining the head of Guyou Bay with the terminus of Lister Glacier on Bouquet Bay, was roughly mapped by FAE, 1903-05, and named Presqu'íÎle Pasteur after Louis Pasteur (1822-95), French chemist, bacteriologist and pioneer of vaccination (Charcot, 1906a, map facing p.316). Pasteur Peninsula (BA chart 3205, vii.1909; 25.iii.1937; APC, 1955, p.16; BA chart 3560, 7.iv.1961; BAS 250 sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974). Pasteur Halvöya (HA chart, 1928). The peninsula was further surveyed by BGLE from Penola in January 1936, when its latitude was adjusted S-wards. Péninsule Pasteur (France. SHM, 1937, p.405). Península Pasteur (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947; Pierrou, 1970, p.577; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.220). Pasteur Peninsular [sic], as rejected form (USBGN, 1956, p.236). The peninsula was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Poluostrov Paster (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). |
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Pasteur Peninsula (USA) | 64° 04' 00.0" S | 62° 24' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
Name ID: 129888
Place ID: 10938
Broad peninsula 5 mi long in a N-S direction and ranging from 5 to 8 mi wide between Guyou Bay and Bouquet Bay, forming the N end of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Mapped by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Charcot in honor of Louis Pasteur, famous French chemist. |
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Pasteur, península (ARG) | 64° 03' 00.0" S | 62° 23' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
Name ID: 101792 Place ID: 10938 | |||
Pasteur, Península (CHL) | 64° 04' 00.0" S | 62° 27' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
Name ID: 106059
Place ID: 10938
Descubierta por la Expedición Francesa, 1933-1935, al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, quien le dio el nombre por Louis Pasteur, famoso químico francés. Península de aproximadamente 7 millas de largo en dirección N-S, y de unas 8 millas de ancho, situada entre bahía Guyou y bahía Bouquet, y forma el extremo N de la isla Brabante en el archipiélago de Palmer. |
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