Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Potter Peninsula (GBR) | 62° 14' 44.1" S | 58° 39' 27.7" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 110691
Place ID: 11525
between Potter Cover and Stranger Point, King George Island, was named Península Potter by AAE in association with the cove (Araya and Hervé, 1966, p.16). Península Caleta Potter (González-Ferrán and Katsui, 1970, p.127). Potter Peninsula, following geological work by BAS, 1975-76 (APC, 1980, p.5). The peninsula was designated SSSI No. 13 under the Antarctic Treaty (SPRI, 1986, p.232). |
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| Potter Peninsula (USA) | 62° 15' 00.0" S | 58° 40' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 130303
Place ID: 11525
Low ice-free peninsula between Potter Cove and Stranger Point in SW King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Named "Peninsula Potter" in association with the cove by Chilean geologists Roberto Araya and Francisco Herve, 1966, following field work at Potter Cove. The English form of the name has been approved. |
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