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
New Harbor (USA) 77° 36' 00.0" S 163° 51' 00.0" E Harbour
Name ID: 129361 Place ID: 10202

Bay about 10 mi wide between Cape Bernacchi and Butter Point along the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and so named because this new harbor was found while the Discovery was seeking the farthest possible southern anchorage along the coast of Victoria Land.

New Harbour (NZL) 77° 36' 00.0" S 163° 51' 00.0" E Harbour
Name ID: 113994 Place ID: 10202

A bay about 10 miles wide and indenting the coast for a distance of about 8 miles, lying between Cape Bernacchi and Butter Point along the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, and so named because this new harbour was found while the Discovery was seeking the farthest possible southern anchorage along the coast of Victoria Land.

New Harbour (RUS) 77° 35' 00.0" S 163° 50' 00.0" E Harbour
Name ID: 119625 Place ID: 10202

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