Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Scott Coast (NZL) | 76° 30' 00.0" S | 162° 30' 00.0" E | Coast |
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Name ID: 114327
Place ID: 12900
That portion of the coast of Victoria Land lying between Cape Washinton in the north to Minna Bluff in the south. Named for Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN, the leader of the NAE, 1901-04, and the BAE, 1910-13, who lost his life on the return journey from the South Pole. Much of the exploration of this area of coastline was accomplished by Scott and his colleagues, and many of the names in the region were bestowed by him. |
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| Scott Coast (RUS) | 77° 00' 00.0" S | 161° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
| Name ID: 120450 Place ID: 12900 | |||
| Scott Coast (USA) | 76° 30' 00.0" S | 162° 30' 00.0" E | Coast |
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Name ID: 131331
Place ID: 12900
That portion of the coast of Victoria Land between Cape Washington and Minna Bluff. Named by NZ-APC in 1961 after Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, RN, leader of the BrNAE (1901-04) and the BrAE (1910-13), who lost his life on the return journey from the South Pole. Much of the early exploration of this coastline was accomplished by Scott and his colleagues, and many of the names in the region were bestowed by him. |
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