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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Russell Bay (RUS) | 73° 27' 00.0" S | 123° 54' 00.0" W | Bay |
Name ID: 120343 Place ID: 12516 | |||
Russell Bay (USA) | 73° 27' 00.0" S | 123° 54' 00.0" W | Bay |
Name ID: 131059
Place ID: 12516
A rather open bay in southwestern Amundsen Sea, extending along the N sides of Siple Island, Getz Ice Shelf and Carney Island, from Pranke Island to Cape Gates. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Admiral James S. Russell, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations during the post 1957-58 IGY period. |
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