Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Buckle Island (NZL) | 66° 50' 00.0" S | 163° 12' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 112890
Place ID: 1987
An island, about 13 miles long and 2 1/2 miles wide, lying midway between Sturge Island and Yound Island, in the Balleny Islands. Discovered on 9 February 1839 by Balleny, and named by him for J W Buckle, one of the seven London merchants who joined with Charles Enderby in sending out the expedition. The island, which has precipitous coasts, rises to a height of 740 m, and Balleny reported it to be an active volcano, but no signs of volcanic activity were seen in 1904,1936 and 1938. |
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| Buckle Island (RUS) | 66° 48' 00.0" S | 163° 15' 00.0" E | Island |
| Name ID: 117283 Place ID: 1987 | |||
| Buckle Island (USA) | 66° 50' 00.0" S | 163° 12' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 123048
Place ID: 1987
One of the Balleny Islands, 13 mi long and 3 mi wide, lying about midway between Sturge and Young Islands. Discovered in Feb. 1839 by John Balleny, captain of the schooner Eliza Scott. He named it for J.W. Buckle, one of the merchants who united with Charles Enderby in sending out the expedition. |
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| Scanlan Peak (AUS) | 71° 04' 33.2" S | 65° 23' 24.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 1987
Place ID: 12788
One of a group of peaks about 9 km south-east of Husky Massif in the Prince Charles Mountains, Mac.Robertson Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs.Named after A.M. Scanlan, cook at Davis in 1961. |
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