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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| Nemo Cove (GBR) | 67° 43' 00.0" S | 67° 18' 00.0" W | Cove |
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Name ID: 110319
Place ID: 10152
SE coast of Pourquoi Pas Island on Bourgeois Fjord, Loubet Coast, was surveyed by BGLE in 1936 (Rymill, 1938a, map facing p.432) and resurveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1948; in association with other names on the island from Jules Verne's book, Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (Paris, 1870), named after Capt. Nemo, designer and Captain of the submarine Nautilus (Nautilus Head, q.v.) (APC, 1955, p.15; BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/14 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Nemo Cove (USA) | 67° 43' 00.0" S | 67° 18' 00.0" W | Cove |
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Name ID: 129321
Place ID: 10152
Cove midway along the E side of Pourquoi Pas Island, off the W coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS and named after Captain Nemo, designer and captain of the Nautilus in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Other features on the island are named after characters in this book. |
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| Nemo, caleta (ARG) | 67° 43' 00.0" S | 67° 18' 00.0" W | Cove |
| Name ID: 101668 Place ID: 10152 | |||
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