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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Vapour Col (GBR) | 62° 58' 35.9" S | 60° 43' 41.8" W | |
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Name ID: 111740
Place ID: 15326
at c.150 m near S end of Stonethrow Ridge, Deception Island, following survey by FIDS, 1953-54, was so named from the fumaroles on the col (APC, 1959a, p.12; DOS 310 Deception Island sheet, 1960). |
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| Vapour Col (USA) | 62° 59' 00.0" S | 60° 44' 00.0" W | |
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Name ID: 133155
Place ID: 15326
Col lying S of Stonethrow Ridge on the W side of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The name given by the UK-APC in 1959 originates from the fumaroles in the col. This is the only locality on Deception Island where there is a complete cross section through the volcanic succession. |
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