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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| Okuma Bay (NZL) | 77° 46' 55.1" S | 158° 45' 51.4" W | Bay |
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Name ID: 114044
Place ID: 10581
A former bay described as 'about 3 miles wide and about 4 miles long'. The feature was formed where the Ross Ice Shelf pushed out beyond a curve of King Edward VII Land's coast. The original bay no longer exists due to movement in the Ross Ice Shelf and the calving of Iceberg B-9 in 1986. However, as the Ross Ice Shelf continues to push forward the bay may reform in this area. |
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| Okuma Bay (RUS) | 77° 45' 00.0" S | 158° 40' 00.0" W | Bay |
| Name ID: 119755 Place ID: 10581 | |||
| Okuma Bay (USA) | 77° 50' 00.0" S | 158° 20' 00.0" W | Bay |
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Name ID: 129628
Place ID: 10581
A bay indenting the front of Ross Ice Shelf at its juncture with Edward VII Peninsula. It was discovered by the BrNAE under Scott in 1902. Named by the Japanese Antarctic Expedition under Lt. Nobu Shirase (1911-12) after Count Shigenobu Okuma (1838-1922), Premier of Japan. |
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