Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Principal Point (USA) | 64° 55' 00.0" S | 63° 27' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 130381
Place ID: 11629
Prominent ice-covered point lying 4 mi E of Cape Errera and forming the SE end of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the FrAE under Charcot, 1903-05. The name, applied by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1953-54, suggests the prominence of the feature. |
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| Principal, cabo (ARG) | 64° 55' 00.0" S | 63° 27' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 101904 Place ID: 11629 | |||
| Pursuit Point (GBR) | 64° 55' 00.0" S | 63° 27' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 110744
Place ID: 11629
S point of Wiencke Island, Palmer Archipelago, was roughly charted by AAE, 1953-54, and called Cabo Principál from its conspicuous position (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.250b; Pierrou, 1970, p.603); surveyed by FIDS from "Arthur Harbour" and by an RN Hydrographic Survey Unit, 1956-57; named Pursuit Point in connexion with an unsuccessful attempt by the RN surveyors to climb Luigi Peak to the N (APC, 1959a, p.10; BA chart 3572, 12.viii.1960). Principal Point, from the Argentine name (USBGN, 1965, p.104). |
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| Pursuit, punta (ARG) | 64° 55' 00.0" S | 63° 27' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 101926 Place ID: 11629 | |||
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