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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| Retour Island (USA) | 66° 46' 00.0" S | 141° 34' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 130701
Place ID: 12061
Rocky island 0.7 mi long, the largest feature in the Curzon Islands, lying 0.1 mi N of Cape Decouverte. Charted in 1951 by the FrAE and so named by them to commemorate the return of French exploring parties to the vicinity. |
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| Retour, Île du (FRA) | 66° 45' 50.0" S | 141° 33' 30.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 107388
Place ID: 12061
Île la plus vaste des îles Curzon, située au nord du cap de la Découverte. Nom donné en souvenir des retours de raids à l'est de la terre Adélie. |
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