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 Philippi (NZL) | 75° 14' 00.0" S | 162° 33' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 114108
Place ID: 11213
A dark cliff with vertical sides marking the eastern extreme of D'Urville Wall and the northern entrance to David Glacier, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the BAE, 1907-09, which named this feature for Dr Philippi, a distinguished geologist who was a member of the German Antarctic Expedition, 1901-03, under Dr Erich von Drygalski. |
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| Cape Philippi (USA) | 75° 14' 00.0" S | 162° 33' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 130100
Place ID: 11213
A rock cape rising abruptly to 490 m along the coast of Victoria Land, marking the N side of the terminus of David Glacier. Discovered by the BrAE, 1907-09, under Shackleton, who named this feature for Emil Philippi, distinguished geologist, who was a member of the GerAE, 1901-03, under Drygalski. |
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