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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| Blodgett Iceberg Tongue (AUS) | 66° 05' 00.0" S | 130° 00' 00.0" E | Tongue |
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Name ID: 2527
Place ID: 1472
An iceberg tongue extending north-westerly from Wilkes Coast between Cape Mose and Cape Carr. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956, 1962 and 1963. Named after Gardner D. Blodgett of the Office of Geography, US Department of the Interior, who sketched the coastal features of Antarctica from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). |
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| Chappel Island (AUS) | 66° 10' 38.3" S | 110° 25' 04.1" E | Island |
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Name ID: 831
Place ID: 2527
The largest of the Donovan Islands, about 11 km north-west of Casey station. The island has a number of large Adelie penguin rookeries. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). An expedition led by Phillip Law attempted an approach in Kista Dan on 20 January, 1956, but a landing could not be made because of the shallow water. However, low level photographs were taken from the expedition's aircraft. Named Chappel Island by USACAN. |
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| Chappel Island (RUS) | 66° 10' 00.0" S | 110° 26' 00.0" E | Island |
| Name ID: 117415 Place ID: 2527 | |||
| Chappel Island (USA) | 66° 11' 00.0" S | 110° 25' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 123461
Place ID: 2527
The largest of the Donovan Islands, lying about 5 mi NW of Clark Peninsula in the E part of Vincennes Bay. The island has a number of large Adelie penguin rookeries. First mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for CWO R.L. Chappel, USMC, motion picture officer on USN Operation HighJump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 east longitude. |
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