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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| Belgica Mountains (USA) | 72° 35' 00.0" S | 31° 15' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 122370
Place ID: 1118
An isolated chain of mountains c. 10 mi long, standing 60 mi ESE of the Sor Rondane Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, and named after the ship Belgica, commanded by his father, Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the BelgAE, 1897-99. |
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| Belgica, Monts (BEL) | 72° 23' 00.0" S | 31° 10' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 104893
Place ID: 1118
Chaîne de montagnes découverte et reconnue en octobre-décembre 1958 par l'Expédition Antarctique Belge 1957-1958, sous le commandement de Gaston de Gerlache, et baptisée par lui en souvenir du navire Belgica, commandé par son père, Adrien de Gerlache, chef de l'Expédition Antarctique belge 1897-1899. |
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| Belgica, Mountains (RUS) | 72° 30' 00.0" S | 31° 10' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 117029 Place ID: 1118 | |||
| Belgicafjella (NOR) | 72° 35' 00.0" S | 31° 15' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 114866
Place ID: 1118
An isolated chain of mountains in Thorshavnheiane. After the ship "Belgica" commanded by lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the BelgAE, 1897-99. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who was Adrien de Gerlache's son. |
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| Lake Island (AUS) | 68° 32' 51.0" S | 77° 59' 25.1" E | Island |
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Name ID: 1118
Place ID: 8032
An island about 1 km long just north of Flutter Island, and about 4 km north of Davis Station in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). |
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