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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Omega Island (GBR) | 64° 20' 00.0" S | 62° 56' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 110432
Place ID: 10621
one of the Melchior Islands (q.v.), Dallmann Bay, was roughly charted by DI in 1927; further charted by USAS in 1941 and called Lystad Island after Capt. I. Lystad (Lystad Bay, q.v.) (Berlin and Shirley, chart, [1941]; Stewart, 1947, p.230); recharted by AAE in 1942 and 1943, and named Isla Omega from the last letter in the Greek alphabet, in association with the names of other islands in this group (Argentina. MM chart 101, 1946; Chile. IHA 1974, p.216). Omega Island (BA chart 3213, 18.vii.1947; APC, 1955, p.16; BA chart 3213, 25.iv.1952; 12.viii.1960). Isla Sobral, so called by AAE after Tte J.M. Sobral, of the Argentine Navy (Sobral Peninsula, q.v.) (Moreno, 1948, p.6; Argentina. MM chart 101, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.666). |
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Omega Island (USA) | 64° 20' 00.0" S | 62° 56' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 129657
Place ID: 10621
Island 2 mi long, which lies immediately S of Eta Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. This island, the largest feature in the SE part of the Melchior Islands, is part of what was called "Ile Melchior" by the FrAE under Charcot, 1903-05, but the name Melchior now applies for the whole island group. Omega Island was roughly surveyed by DI personnel in 1927. The name Omega, derived from the last letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of the Melchior Islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943. |
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Omega, Isla (CHL) | 64° 21' 00.0" S | 62° 57' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 106034
Place ID: 10621
Esta isla, la mayor del extremo SE del archipiélago Melchior es parte de la que fue llamada isla Melchior por la Expedición Francesa al mando del Dr. Charcot, 1903-1905, pero el nombre Melchior se aplica ahora, a todo el grupo de islas. A la isla le hizo un rápido levantamiento el personal del Discovery en 1927. El nombre Omega, deriva de la última letra del alfabeto griego, y parece haber sido usado por primera vez, en una carta del Gobierno Argentino de 1946, después de los levantamientos del archipiélago Melchior por Expediciones Argentinas de 1942 y 1943. Isla de aproximadamente 2 millas de largo, situada inmediata al S de la isla Eta del archipiélago Melchior en el archipiélago de Palmer. La isla está completamente cubierta de nieve, de relieve regular y parejo, de suaves colinas y sus costas están formadas por acantilados de hielo. |
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Sobral, isla (ARG) | 64° 20' 00.0" S | 62° 56' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 102200 Place ID: 10621 |
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