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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| Cape Penck (AUS) | 66° 43' 45.0" S | 87° 55' 20.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 238
Place ID: 11053
An ice-covered cape about 67 km west of Gauseberg, facing the West Ice Shelf. This feature marks the boundary between Princess Elizabeth Land and Wilhelm II Land. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Dr. Albrecht Penck, internationally known German geographer. |
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| Cape Penck (RUS) | 66° 43' 00.0" S | 87° 48' 00.0" E | Cape |
| Name ID: 119897 Place ID: 11053 | |||
| Cape Penck (USA) | 66° 43' 00.0" S | 87° 43' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 129984
Place ID: 11053
Ice-covered point fronting on West Ice Shelf about 35 mi WNW of Gaussberg, separating Leopold and Astrid Coast from Wilhelm II Coast. Roughly charted by the Western Base Party of the AAE, 1911-14, under Mawson, and named for Albrecht Penck, internationally known German geographer. |
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