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)
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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| Caffin Valley (NZL) | 77° 17' 00.0" S | 160° 50' 00.0" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 112914
Place ID: 2189
A cirque-type broad valley free of ice between Mount Bastion and Gibson Spur in the Willett Range, Victoria Land. To the north it opens out and lies as a distinct valley/terrace above Webb Glacier Valley/Barnacle Valley system. Named by the NZ-APC in 1985 after James M. Caffin, New Zealand Antarctic historian who, from 1973-84, was editor of Antarctic, the popular news bulletin published by the New Zealand Antarctic Society. |
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| Caffin Valley (USA) | 77° 19' 00.0" S | 160° 36' 00.0" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 123201
Place ID: 2189
A cirque-type valley between Mount Bastion and Gibson Spur in the Willett Range, Victoria Land. Named by the NZ-APC in 1985 after James M. Caffin, New Zealand Antarctic historian who, from 1973-84, was editor of Antarctic, the popular news bulletin published by the New Zealand Antarctic Society. |
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| Point Williams (AUS) | 67° 49' 18.8" S | 67° 35' 52.3" E | Point |
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Name ID: 2189
Place ID: 16097
A point on the Lars Christensen Coast, on the eastern side of Shallow Bay. Discovered on 12 February, 1931, by BANZARE under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after A.J. Williams, wireless operator on the Discovery. |
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