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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| Ross Sea (NZL) | 74° 00' 00.0" S | 179° 00' 00.0" E | Sea |
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Name ID: 134189
Place ID: 12384
An extensive bight in the coast of Antarctica almost due south of New Zealand. It lies between Victoria Land on the west and King Edward VII Land on the east, and is bounded southward by the Ross Ice Shelf. The depths of this sea are not very great, and there is a central, comparatively shallow, area culminating in the Pennell Bank in about 74°00'S, 179°00'E, with a least depth of 58 fathoms. Ross Sea is the most easily accessible area of Antarctica. Every vessel that has attempted to enter this area at the correct season has been successful. The sea is named for Sir James Clark Ross, who discovered it in 1841. |
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| Ross Sea (RUS) | 75° 00' 00.0" S | 180° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
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| Ross Sea (USA) | 75° 00' 00.0" S | 175° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
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Name ID: 130961
Place ID: 12384
A large embayment of the Pacific Ocean, extending deeply into Antarctica between Cape Adare on the west and Cape Colbeck on the east. The sea is named for Capt. James Clark Ross who discovered it in 1841. |
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| Rosshavet (NOR) | 75° 00' 00.0" S | 175° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
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Name ID: 135776
Place ID: 12384
A large embayment of the Pacific Ocean, extending deeply into Antarctica between Cape Adare on the W and Cape Colbeck on the E. After captain James Clark Ross, who discovered it in 1811. |
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