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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| Old Mans Head (GBR) | 72° 22' 00.0" S | 60° 46' 00.0" W | Head |
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Name ID: 110426
Place ID: 10584
S entrance point of Wüst Inlet, Black Coast, was photographed from the air by USAS in December 1940 and by RARE in 1947; surveyed from the ground by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in December 1947 and named descriptively (APC, 1955, p.16; USHO chart 6639, 1955; DCS 601 sheet 72 60, 1956; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979); further photographed from the air by USN, 1966-69. |
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| Old Mans Head (USA) | 72° 22' 00.0" S | 60° 45' 00.0" W | Head |
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Name ID: 129630
Place ID: 10584
Dark headland marking the S side of the entrance to Wust Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the USAS. During 1947 the headland was photographed from the air by the RARE, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. This descriptive name was given by the FIDS. |
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