Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Ulu Peninsula (GBR) | 63° 56' 00.0" S | 58° 05' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 111709
Place ID: 15175
part of James Ross Island NW of the 12km wide neck between Röhss Bay and Croft Bay, and extending from Cape Lachman to Cape Obelisk. Named descriptively after an ulu, the traditional knife used by eskimo women for paring skins. |
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| Ulu Peninsula (USA) | 63° 56' 00.0" S | 58° 05' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 133050
Place ID: 15175
That portion of James Ross Island northwest of the narrow neck of land between Rohss Bay and Croft Bay, extending from Cape Obelisk to Cape Lachman. Named descriptively by the UK-APC in 1987. In plan view the peninsula is shaped like an ulu, a type of knife traditionally used by Eskimo women. |
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