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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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| Primavera, cabo (ARG) | 64° 18' 00.0" S | 61° 04' 00.0" W | Point |
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| Spring Point (GBR) | 64° 18' 00.0" S | 61° 04' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 111343
Place ID: 13868
S entrance point of Brialmont Cove, Danco Coast, was roughly charted by BeAE in January 1898 and named Cap W. Spring after Prof. Walthère-Victor Spring (1848-1911), chemist of the Université de Liège, a member of the Académie Royale de Belgique and of the Commission de la Belgica, appointed in December 1899 (Lecointe, map, 1899; 1900a, map facing p.132). Cape W. Spring (Cook, 1900, map p.xx; BA chart 1238, ix.1908). Cape Spring (Arçtowski, 1901b, map facing p.464). Capo Spring (Gerlache, 1902a). Cap Spring (Lecointe, 1905, p.73). Cape Murray (q.v.), in error (Ferguson, 1921, p.45). Cabo Spring (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.238b; Pierrou, 1970, p.670). The cape was recharted by FIDS from Norsel in April 1955. Spring Point (APC, 1958, p.6; BA chart 3566, 16.x.1959). Point Spring (USHO, 1960, p.354, 5th view). Punta Spring (Chile. DNH chart 1501, 1962; IHA, 1974, p.267). A Chilean hut, called "Refugio Spring", was established on the point in February 1973. |
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| Spring Point (USA) | 64° 18' 00.0" S | 61° 03' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 132043
Place ID: 13868
Point forming the S side of the entrance to Brialmont Cove, on the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered in 1898 by the BelgAE under Gerlache. He named it for Prof. W. Spring of the University of Liege, a member of the Belgica Commission. |
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| Spring, Cap (BEL) | 64° 18' 00.0" S | 61° 03' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 104983
Place ID: 13868
Walter Spring était professeur à l'Université de Liège et eut comme élève Arctowski, membre de l'E.A.B. 1897-1899 sur le navire Belgica. |
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| Spring, Punta (CHL) | 64° 18' 00.0" S | 61° 03' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 106309
Place ID: 13868
Descubierta en 1898 por la Expedición Belga del teniente Adrien de Gerlache del "Bélgica" (barco que se estaba equipando para realizar la expedición) comisión que era una de las entidades que propiciaban la empresa De Gerlache. Su nombre fue puesto en recuerdo del Profesor W. Spring, de la Universidad de Lieja, miembro de la Comisión. Límite sur de la entrada a caleta Brialmont en bahía Hughes, costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins |
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