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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| Walkabout Rocks (AUS) | 68° 22' 17.0" S | 78° 32' 25.0" E | Rock |
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Name ID: 2412
Place ID: 15676
Prominent rock exposures at the edge of the plateau ice on the coast at the north-east extremity of the Vestfold Hills; in about Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). Sir Hubert Wilkins landed at this point on 11 January, 1939. It was visited by an ANARE party led by Bruce H. Stinear on 10 May, 1957, and records left by Wilkins were recovered. The records were wrapped in a copy of the Australian Geographical Magazine "Walkabout", hence the name. |
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| Walkabout Rocks (RUS) | 68° 22' 00.0" S | 78° 32' 00.0" E | Rock |
| Name ID: 121295 Place ID: 15676 | |||
| Walkabout Rocks (USA) | 68° 22' 00.0" S | 78° 32' 00.0" E | Rock |
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Name ID: 133382
Place ID: 15676
Prominent rock exposures along the coast at the NE extremity of the Vestfold Hills, about 0.5 mi S of Wyatt Earp Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. In January 1939 a landing was made on this point from the Wyatt Earp. It was visited by an ANARE party in May 1957 and records left in 1939 were recovered. The records were wrapped in a copy of the Australian Geographical Magazine Walkabout," hence the name. |
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