Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Tupinier Islands (RUS) | 63° 21' 00.0" S | 58° 15' 00.0" W | Island |
| Name ID: 121068 Place ID: 15051 | |||
| Tupinier Islands (GBR) | 63° 22' 00.0" S | 58° 16' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 111680
Place ID: 15051
W of Cape Ducorps, Trinity Peninsula, were charted by FAE, 1837-40, on 27 February 1838 and named Îles Tupinier after the Baron Tupinier (1779-1850), an official of the French Navy Department and a supporter of the expedition (d'Urville, 1841, p.lxvi; Vincendon-Dumoulin, atlas, 1847, Pl.8). Islas Tupinier (Spain. DH chart 458, 1861). Tupinier Islands (BA chart 3205, 1.vi.1901; APC, 1959a, p.12; BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974). Tupinier Öyane (HA chart, 1928). The islands were resurveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in 1946. Tupinier Islets (BA chart 3205, 23.ix.1949; APC, 1955, p.21). Islotes Tupinier (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.242; Pierrou, 1970, p.699; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.285). The islands were photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Rocas Tupinier, as rejected form (Chile. IHA, 1974, p.285). |
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| Tupinier Islands (USA) | 63° 22' 00.0" S | 58° 16' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 132953
Place ID: 15051
Group of pyramid-shaped islands lying off the N coast of Trinity Peninsula, about 3 mi W of Cape Ducorps. Discovered by the French expedition under Capt. Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1837-40, and named after the Baron Tupinier (1779-1850), an official of the French Navy Dept. who was instrumental in obtaining government support for the expedition. The islands were recharted by the FIDS, 1946. |
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| Tupinier, islotes (ARG) | 63° 22' 00.0" S | 58° 16' 00.0" W | Island |
| Name ID: 102355 Place ID: 15051 | |||
| Tupinier, Islotes (CHL) | 63° 23' 00.0" S | 58° 12' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 106394
Place ID: 15051
Descubiertos por la Expedición Francesa de 1837-1840 al mando del capitán Jules Sebastián César Dumont D'Urville, quien los denominó así por un oficial del Departamento de Navegación de Francia, el cual influyó para obtener la ayuda del Gobierno para la expedición. Grupo de islotes de forma piramidal de 90 metros de altura, situados en la costa NW de la península Luis Felipe a 3 millas al NW del cabo Ducorps. |
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