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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| Edward VIII Plateau (USA) | 66° 35' 00.0" S | 56° 50' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 124694
Place ID: 4090
A dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Bay. Probably seen by personnel on the William Scoresby in 1936. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Gulfplataet (the gulf plateau). It was renamed King Edward Plateau by ANCA, but the form Edward VIII Plateau has been approved by the US-ACAN to be consistent with the names of nearby Edward VIII Bay and Ice Shelf. |
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| King Edward Plateau (AUS) | 66° 35' 00.0" S | 56° 48' 00.0" E | Plateau |
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Name ID: 2126
Place ID: 4090
An independent ice cap on the peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Gulf in Kemp Land. Probably seen by personnel of the William Scoresby in February, 1936. |
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