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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| Drake Head (AUS) | 69° 13' 42.6" S | 158° 16' 41.3" E | Head |
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Name ID: 640
Place ID: 3859
A headland just west of Davies Bay in Oates Land. A headland was discovered near here by the Terra Nova under Lieut. H.L. Pennell, RN, in February, 1911. Photographed in February, 1959, by the ANARE Expedition on the Magga Dan led by Phillip Law. Named after F.R.H. Drake, meteorologist on board the Terra Nova. |
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| Drake Head (RUS) | 69° 12' 00.0" S | 158° 15' 00.0" E | Head |
| Name ID: 117769 Place ID: 3859 | |||
| Drake Head (USA) | 69° 13' 00.0" S | 158° 15' 00.0" E | Head |
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Name ID: 124512
Place ID: 3859
A headland forming the W side of the entrance to Davies Bay. Discovered from the Terra Nova under Lt. Harry L.L. Pennell, RN, in February 1911. Named for Francis R.H. Drake, meteorologist on board the Terra Nova. |
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