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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| Knox Coast (AUS) | 66° 30' 00.0" S | 105° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
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Name ID: 359
Place ID: 7672
That portion of the coast of Wilkes Land between Cape Hordern 100.52 degrees E and the Hatch Islands 109.28 degrees E. Discovered in February 1840, by the US Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Charles Wilkes, who named it after Lieut. S.R. Knox, USN., captain of the USEE tender Flying Fish. |
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| Knox Coast (RUS) | 67° 00' 00.0" S | 105° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
| Name ID: 118810 Place ID: 7672 | |||
| Knox Coast (USA) | 66° 30' 00.0" S | 105° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
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Name ID: 127509
Place ID: 7672
That portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Hordern, in 10031E, and Hatch Islands, in 10916E. Discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Lt. Charles Wilkes. Named by Wilkes for Lt. Samuel R. Knox, USN, captain of the Flying Fish, who served as acting master on the Vincennes during the Antarctic cruise. |
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