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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| Nisi-Ongul Tô (JPN) | 69° 01' 30.0" S | 39° 32' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 112474
Place ID: 10636
The largest island in the Ongul Syotô (Flatvær) lying in the northeastern part of Lützow-Holmbukta. This island was originally mapped as the southwestern part of Ongul by Norwegian cartographers who worked from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. A strait (see Naka-no-seto) separating Ongul into two islands was discovered in 1957 by JARE. They named Nisi-Ongul Tô (west Ongul island). |
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| Ongul (NOR) | 69° 01' 30.0" S | 39° 33' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 115708
Place ID: 10636
Largest island in Flatvær on Kronprins Olav Kyst. Ongul=fishhook. |
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| Ongul Island (RUS) | 69° 01' 00.0" S | 39° 32' 00.0" E | Island |
| Name ID: 119768 Place ID: 10636 | |||
| Ongul Island (USA) | 69° 01' 00.0" S | 39° 32' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 129669
Place ID: 10636
An island 1.5 mi long, which is the largest feature in the Flatvaer Islands lying just within the E side of the entrance of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. They believed this island to be connected to East Ongul Island (q.v.) and applied the name "Ongul" (fishhook), which is suggestive of the outline of the two islands taken together. In 1957, the JARE found East Ongul Island to be a separate entity, but the name Ongul Island is retained for this largest island in the group. |
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