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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| Foca, islas (ARG) | 60° 56' 00.0" S | 55° 26' 00.0" W | Island |
| Name ID: 100909 Place ID: 12943 | |||
| Focas, Farallones (CHL) | 60° 56' 00.0" S | 55° 27' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 105560
Place ID: 12943
El grupo tomó este nombre de la isla mayor, que el capitán William Smith denominó isla Foca en 1920, por la cantidad de focas que cazó en ella. Grupo de pequeñas islas que están situadas desde 3 a 5 millas al NW de la isla Elefante, en las islas Shetland del Sur. Son visibles a gran distancia debido a su altura (60 metros). |
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| Seal Islands (RUS) | 61° 00' 00.0" S | 55° 25' 00.0" W | Island |
| Name ID: 120462 Place ID: 12943 | |||
| Seal Islands (GBR) | 60° 59' 10.5" S | 55° 23' 00.7" W | Island |
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Name ID: 111098
Place ID: 12943
group of islands and rocks separated from Cape Yelcho, Elephant Island, by Sealers Passage, were roughly charted by Bransfield in the brig Williams, 13February 1820, when a landing was made by William Smith, pilot in the ship; so named from the numerous seals |
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| Seal Islands (USA) | 60° 58' 00.0" S | 55° 24' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 131373
Place ID: 12943
Group of small islands and rocks lying from 3 to 6 mi NW of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands. The group takes its name from the largest island, which Capt. William Smith named Seal Island in 1820 because of the number of seals caught there. |
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