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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| Skua Terrace (GBR) | 60° 41' 15.0" S | 45° 38' 15.0" W | Terrace |
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Name ID: 111216
Place ID: 13453
extending N-S from the vicinity of Spindrift Rocks to the vicinity of Express Cove, NW Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Named for the numerous pairs of brown skuas nesting in the area (APC, 1991). |
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| Skua Terrace (USA) | 60° 41' 00.0" S | 45° 38' 00.0" W | Terrace |
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Name ID: 131733
Place ID: 13453
A terrace in the NW part of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, extending N-S from the vicinity of Spindrift Rocks to the vicinity of Express Cove. Named in 1980 by the UK-APC from the numerous pairs of brown skuas nesting in the area. |
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