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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| Oom Bay (AUS) | 67° 25' 59.9" S | 60° 45' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 126
Place ID: 10646
A well defined embayment west of Cape Bruce, Mac.Robertson Land. Discovered on 18 February 1931 by BANZARE (1929-31) under Sir Douglas Mawson. |
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| Oom Bay (RUS) | 67° 23' 00.0" S | 60° 44' 00.0" E | Bay |
| Name ID: 119773 Place ID: 10646 | |||
| Oom Bay (USA) | 67° 26' 00.0" S | 60° 44' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 129677
Place ID: 10646
A well-defined bay, 2 mi wide, indenting the coast between Cape Bruce and Campbell Head. Discovered in February 1931 by the BANZARE under Mawson, who named it for Lt. K.E. Oom, RAN, cartographer with the expedition. |
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