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
Papua Island (RUS) 63° 08' 00.0" S 55° 57' 00.0" W Island
Name ID: 119846 Place ID: 10880

Papua Island (GBR) 63° 08' 00.0" S 55° 57' 00.0" W Island
Name ID: 110495 Place ID: 10880

the larger of two small islands in Larsen Channel, W of Boreal Point, Joinville Island, was roughly charted by AAE, 1953-54, and named Islote PapĂșa because of the gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua)

Papua Island (USA) 63° 07' 00.0" S 55° 57' 00.0" W Island
Name ID: 129836 Place ID: 10880

Small circular island lying 4 mi W of Boreal Point, off the N coast of Joinville Island. The name was applied by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition (1953-54) because large numbers of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) were sighted on this island.

PapĂșa, islote (ARG) 63° 08' 00.0" S 55° 57' 00.0" W Island
Name ID: 101778 Place ID: 10880

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