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
Noruega, Bahía (CHL) 68° 48' 00.0" S 90° 44' 00.0" W Bay
Name ID: 106020 Place ID: 10412

Denominada así por el nombre del buque "Norvegia", buque de investigación noruego que visitó la isla en febrero del año 1929. Pequeña bahía que se forma entre la ribera S del glaciar Nils Larsen y el cabo Ingrid, en la costa W de la isla Pedro I.

Norvegia Bay (RUS) 68° 46' 00.0" S 90° 42' 00.0" W Bay
Name ID: 119692 Place ID: 10412

Norvegia Bay (USA) 68° 45' 00.0" S 90° 42' 00.0" W Bay
Name ID: 129505 Place ID: 10412

A cove at the north side of Cape Ingrid on the west side of Peter I Island. Named after the Norvegia, the Norwegian research vessel which visited the island in February 1929. The crew engaged in charting the island and in sounding and dredging operations.

Norvegiabukta (NOR) 68° 48' 36.0" S 90° 43' 06.0" W Bay
Name ID: 115681 Place ID: 10412

Open bay between Kapp Ingrid and Nils Larsenbreen, N-part of Lazarevkysten, W side of Peter I Øy. After the vessel "Norvegia" which visited the island in 1929.

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