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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Watson Peninsula (RUS) | 60° 42' 00.0" S | 44° 32' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
| Name ID: 121323 Place ID: 15779 | |||
| Watson Peninsula (GBR) | 60° 41' 00.0" S | 44° 32' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 111844
Place ID: 15779
between Macdougal Bay and Marr Bay, Laurie Island, terminating in Cape Valavielle, was charted by SNAE in 1903 and named after George Lennox Watson (1851-1904), naval architect and yacht builder of Glasgow, who redesigned the expedition ship Scotia (Scotia Bay, q.v.) (Bruce, 1905b, map facing p.322; BA, 1930, p.50; APC, 1955, p.22). Península Watson (Argentina. IGM map 104, 1933). The bay was recharted by DI in 1933. |
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| Watson Peninsula (USA) | 60° 42' 00.0" S | 44° 32' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 133470
Place ID: 15779
Narrow peninsula 2 mi long separating Macdougal and Marr Bays on the N coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the ScotNAE under Bruce, who named it for G.L. Watson, yacht builder and redesigner of the expedition ship Scotia. |
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| Watson, península (ARG) | 60° 41' 00.0" S | 44° 32' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
| Name ID: 102450 Place ID: 15779 | |||
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