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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Tryggve Point (NZL) | 77° 39' 00.0" S | 166° 42' 00.0" E | Point |
Name ID: 114596
Place ID: 15009
A point about 3/4 mile north-west of Turks Head on the west side of Ross Island. The area was first explored by the NAE, 1901-04, but this point was first charted and named by the BAE, 1910-13. Named for Tryggve Gran, Norwegian ski expert with this later expediton. |
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Tryggve Point (USA) | 77° 39' 00.0" S | 166° 42' 00.0" E | Point |
Name ID: 132920
Place ID: 15009
Point 1 mi NW of Turks Head on the W side of Ross Island. First charted by the BrAE, 1910-13, under Scott, who named it for Tryggve Gran, Norwegian ski expert with the expedition. |
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