Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Newman Island (RUS) | 75° 39' 00.0" S | 145° 30' 00.0" W | Island |
| Name ID: 119632 Place ID: 10219 | |||
| Newman Island (USA) | 75° 39' 00.0" S | 145° 30' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 129376
Place ID: 10219
An ice-covered island 15 mi long, lying in the Nickerson Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by the USGS and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. J.F. Newman, USN, ships officer on the staff of the Commander, Task Force 43, during Deep Freeze 1966. |
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