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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| Cape Roca (RUS) | 60° 45' 00.0" S | 44° 49' 00.0" W | Cape |
| Name ID: 120263 Place ID: 12258 | |||
| Cape Roca (GBR) | 60° 44' 00.0" S | 44° 49' 00.0" W | Cape |
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Name ID: 110908
Place ID: 12258
between Route Point and Cape Davidson, Laurie Island, was charted by SNAE in 1903 and named after Gen. Julio A. Roca (1843-1914), President of Argentina, 1880-86 and 1898-1904 (Bruce and others, chart, [1903c]; Bruce, 1905b, map facing p.322; BA chart 1775, 1938; APC, 1955, p.18); further charted by Sørlle in 1912 and called descriptively Cape Roed [=red cape] or Kapp Roed (Sørlle, chart, 1912; [1930]); recharted by DI in 1933 and called incorrectly Cape Rock (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934). Cap Rock (France. SHM, 1937, p.387). Cabo Rock (Argentina. CNA, 1947, map p.54). Cabo Roca (Argentina. MM chart 117, 1952; Pierrou, 1970, p.627). |
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| Cape Roca (USA) | 60° 45' 00.0" S | 44° 49' 00.0" W | Cape |
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Name ID: 130871
Place ID: 12258
Cape, 2 mi NW of Cape Davidson at the W end of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the ScotNAE under Bruce, who named it for Julio A. Roca, President of Argentina, 1880-86 and 1898-1904. |
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| Roca, cabo (ARG) | 60° 44' 00.0" S | 44° 49' 00.0" W | Cape |
| Name ID: 102026 Place ID: 12258 | |||
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