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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| Victor Bay (RUS) | 66° 20' 00.0" S | 136° 30' 00.0" E | Bay |
| Name ID: 121200 Place ID: 15475 | |||
| Victor Bay (USA) | 66° 20' 00.0" S | 136° 30' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 133243
Place ID: 15475
Bay about 16 mi wide and 7 mi long, indenting the coast between Pourquoi Pas Point and Mathieu Rock. The bay is marked by an extensive chain of icebergs breaking away from the high tongue of Commandant Charcot Glacier. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, and named by the US-ACAN for Paul-Emile Victor, Director of the Expeditions Polaires Francaises, who organized French expeditions to Greenland in 1948-51 and Antarctica in 1948-53 and 1955-56. |
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| Victor, Baie (FRA) | 66° 20' 00.0" S | 136° 30' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 135170
Place ID: 15475
Baie, appelée aussi Baie Paul-Émile-Victor, est la plus grande baie de la terre Adélie, à l'ouest du territoire, où débouche le glacier du Commandant-Charcot, Nom donné sous la forme Victor Bay, depuis un demi-siècle par les Américains en l'honneur de l'explorateur français des régions polaires. Ce nom, connu sous la forme "Baie Paul-Émile-Victor", a évolué en "Baie Victor". |
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