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
Quartermain Point (NZL) 72° 03' 00.0" S 170° 08' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 114180 Place ID: 11766

A prominent cape in the northern part of Moubray Bay, between Helm Point and Cape Roget. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, for L B Quartermain, President of the NZ Antarctic Society, who took a close interest in the work of the expedition.

Quartermain Point (USA) 72° 03' 00.0" S 170° 08' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 130470 Place ID: 11766

Prominent point in the N part of Moubray Bay between Helm Point and Cape Roget. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, for L.B. Quartermain, president, New Zealand Antarctic Society, who took a close interest in the work of the expedition.

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