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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| Locator Island (GBR) | 65° 11' 00.0" S | 64° 31' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 109878
Place ID: 8570
W-most of the Roca Islands (q.v.), Graham Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE in December 1956 and again from HMS Protector's helicopter in March 1958; so named because the island provides a useful mark for locating position during navigation of French Passage to the N (APC, 1959a, p.8; BA chart 3572, 12.viii.1960). |
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| Locator Island (USA) | 65° 11' 00.0" S | 64° 30' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 128144
Place ID: 8570
The highest of the Roca Islands, lying 0.2 mi N of the largest island in the group, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Mapped by the FIDS from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57 and from the helicopter of HMS Protector in March 1958. So named by the UK-APC because this distinctive island provides a useful mark for locating one's position when navigating French Passage. |
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