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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| Sheppard Point (RUS) | 63° 23' 00.0" S | 56° 58' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 120543 Place ID: 13154 | |||
| Sheppard Point (GBR) | 63° 23' 00.0" S | 56° 58' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 111151
Place ID: 13154
N entrance point of Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula, was surveyed by SwAE in 1903; re-surveyed in 1945 and named after Capt. Robert Carl Sheppard (1897-1954), of St John's, Newfoundland, Master of the charter ship Eagle (Eagle Cove, q.v.), 1944-45, on Operation "Tabarin", who in February 1945 landed the party to establish "Hope Bay"; Master of Trepassey (Trepassey Bay, q.v.) on charter to FIDS, 1945-46 (BA chart 3205, 23.ix.1949; APC, 1955, p.19; DOS 310 Hope Bay sheet, 1961). Punta Sheppard ([incorrectly referring to an unnamed point in 63°24'S 57°02'W] Argentina. MM, 1953, lower view p.314a; [correctly indicated] p.310; Pierrou, 1970, p.658; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.258). The point was further surveyed by FIDS in January 1955. |
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| Sheppard Point (USA) | 63° 22' 00.0" S | 56° 58' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 131518
Place ID: 13154
Point marking the N side of the entrance to Hope Bay, at the NE end of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the SwedAE, 1901-04, who wintered at Hope Bay in 1903. Named by the FIDS for R. Sheppard, Master of the established a FIDS scientific station at Hope Bay. |
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| Sheppard, punta (ARG) | 63° 23' 00.0" S | 56° 58' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 102164 Place ID: 13154 | |||
| Sheppard, Punta (CHL) | 63° 22' 00.0" S | 57° 00' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 106256
Place ID: 13154
Fue descubierta en un reconocimiento al mando de J. Gunnar Andersson de la Expedición de los años 1901-1904, quien invernó en el año 1903 en bahía Hope. El FIDS lo denominó así por R. Sheppard, comandante del "Eagle". Constituye el lado N de la entrada a bahía Hope. Es una saliente costera bastante aguda, se caracteriza por presentar en su extremo SE un nunatak cónico de 60 mts. de altura muy útil para identificarlas. |
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