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
Marble Point (NZL) 77° 26' 00.0" S 163° 50' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 113829 Place ID: 8973

A rocky promontory of marble lying about 4 miles north of Cape Bernacchi in front of the south end of the Wilson Piedmont Glacier in Victoria Land. First Charted by the BAE, 1907-09, and so named because of the marble found there..

Marble Point (RUS) 77° 25' 00.0" S 163° 45' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 119229 Place ID: 8973

Marble Point (USA) 77° 26' 00.0" S 163° 50' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 128411 Place ID: 8973

A rocky promontory of marble lying 3 mi N of Cape Bernacchi on the coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by the BrAE (1907-09) and so named because of the marble found there.

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