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 Roget (NZL) | 71° 59' 00.0" S | 170° 37' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 114258
Place ID: 12295
A cape in north-eastern Victoria Land formed by the termination of Mt Herschel and marking the northern entrance to Moubray Bay. Discovered and named on 15 January 1841 by Ross for Dr Peter Mark Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society. |
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| Cape Roget (USA) | 71° 59' 00.0" S | 170° 37' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 130900
Place ID: 12295
A steep rock cape at the S tip of Adare Peninsula, marking the N side of the entrance to Moubray Bay along the E coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by Capt. James Ross, 1841, who named it for Peter Mark Roget, noted English lexicographer who was Secretary of the Royal Society. The cape is the site of an Emperor penguin rookery. |
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