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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| Posadowsky Bay (AUS) | 66° 46' 59.9" S | 89° 27' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 123
Place ID: 11498
A wide-open embayment in the vicinity of Gaussberg, just east of the West Ice Shelf, in Wilhelm II Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition (1901-03) under Drygalski. Named after Count Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner, German Imperial Home Secretary, who secured a government grant for Drygalski's expedition. |
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| Posadowsky Bay (RUS) | 66° 47' 00.0" S | 89° 00' 00.0" E | Bay |
| Name ID: 120043 Place ID: 11498 | |||
| Posadowsky Bay (USA) | 66° 47' 00.0" S | 89° 27' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 130281
Place ID: 11498
Open embayment in the vicinity of Gaussberg, just E of the West Ice Shelf. Discovered in February 1902 by GerAE under Drygalski, who named it for Count Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner, Imperial Home Secretary, who secured a government grant to cover the cost of the Drygalski expedition. |
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