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)
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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| Shirase Bank (USA) | 76° 40' 00.0" S | 158° 00' 00.0" W | Bank |
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Name ID: 131545
Place ID: 13187
A bank named in association with Shirase Coast. Name approved 6/88 (ACUF 228). |
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| Shirase Bank (GEBCO) | 76° 40' 00.0" S | 158° 00' 00.0" W | Bank |
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Name ID: 136603
Place ID: 13187
Accredited by: SCGN (May 1993). Named after Lieutenant Shirase, leader of the Japanese expedition in "Kainan Maru" ("Opener up of the South"), 1919. Replaces Shirase Basin. |
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