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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| Tryne Islands (AUS) | 68° 23' 05.0" S | 78° 23' 43.8" E | Island |
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Name ID: 1022
Place ID: 15014
A group of numerous small islands at the northern end of the Vestfold Hills.Called Trynxyane (The Snout Islands) by Norwegian cartographers who mapped them from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). |
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| Tryne Islands (USA) | 68° 24' 00.0" S | 78° 23' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 132924
Place ID: 15014
A group of numerous small islands and rocks, about 4 mi in extent, forming the western limit of Tryne Bay and Tryne Sound at the northeast end of the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Trynoyane (the snout islands). |
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| Trynøyane (RUS) | 68° 24' 00.0" S | 78° 25' 00.0" E | Island |
| Name ID: 121063 Place ID: 15014 | |||
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