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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| Ponce Island (GBR) | 63° 18' 00.0" S | 57° 53' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 110674
Place ID: 11458
off Cape Legoupil, Trinity Peninsula, was charted by CAE, 1947-48; following geological work by a USARP field party from the University of Wisconsin, named after Lautaro Ponce, Chief of Antarctic Operations, University of Chile, which supported the field work in the area, 1960-61 and 1961-62 (Halpern, 1964, map Fig.2, p.335; APC, 1986, p.4). |
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| Ponce Island (USA) | 63° 18' 00.0" S | 57° 53' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 130248
Place ID: 11458
An island 0.1 mi E of Ortiz Island and 0.3 mi SE of Largo Island in the Duroch Islands. The island lies 1 mi NE of the Chilean scientific station, General Bernardo O'Higgins. Named by Martin Halpern, leader of the University of Wisconsin field party during geological mapping of this area, 1961-62. Named for Lautaro Ponce, Chief of Antarctic Operations, University of Chile, in appreciation for Chilean logistical support provided to the Wisconsin field party. |
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