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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| Jade Point (GBR) | 63° 36' 00.0" S | 57° 35' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 109495
Place ID: 7032
SW entrance point to Eyrie Bay, Trinity Peninsula, was called descriptively by AAE Cabo Circulár (Argentina. IGM map 3737, 1958); following survey by FIDS from "Hope Bay", 1960-61, named Jade Point in reference to the greenish ice sheathing the lower slopes of the point (APC, 1964, p.3; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974). |
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| Jade Point (USA) | 63° 36' 00.0" S | 57° 35' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 127029
Place ID: 7032
A gently sloping rocky point forming the S limit of Eyrie Bay, Trinity Peninsula. Named by the UK-APC. The lower slopes of the point are permanently sheathed in greenish-tinged ice, which suggested the descriptive name. |
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| Jade, punta (ARG) | 63° 36' 00.0" S | 57° 36' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 101223 Place ID: 7032 | |||
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