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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| Turks Head (NZL) | 77° 40' 00.0" S | 166° 46' 00.0" E | Head |
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Name ID: 114602
Place ID: 15062
A preciptious black headland, 158m high, situated about 5 miles east-south-east of Cape Evans on the west side or Ross Island. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04. Named because of its resemblance to ahead swathed in a turban. |
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| Turks Head (RUS) | 77° 40' 00.0" S | 166° 45' 00.0" E | Head |
| Name ID: 121072 Place ID: 15062 | |||
| Turks Head (USA) | 77° 40' 00.0" S | 166° 46' 00.0" E | Head |
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Name ID: 132960
Place ID: 15062
A precipitous black headland over 200 m high, 5 mi ESE of Cape Evans on the W side of Ross Island. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and so named because of its resemblance to a head swathed in a turban. |
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