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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| Revsnes Island (USA) | 69° 17' 00.0" S | 39° 37' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 130711
Place ID: 12072
A distinctive forked island with two branches, lying just off Hamnenabben Head in the E part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Revsnes (fox's nose) because of its shape. |
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| Revsnesøya (NOR) | 69° 17' 00.0" S | 39° 37' 30.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 115822
Place ID: 12072
Island between Hamnenabben and Nabbøya on Kronprins Olav Kyst. From neighbouring name: Revsnes. |
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