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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| Cape Wallace (RUS) | 63° 13' 00.0" S | 62° 12' 00.0" W | Cape |
| Name ID: 121301 Place ID: 15692 | |||
| Cape Wallace (GBR) | 63° 13' 53.1" S | 62° 12' 29.8" W | Cape |
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Name ID: 111815
Place ID: 15692
NW point of Low Island (q.v.), was charted and named by Foster in 1829 (Foster and Kendall, chart, 1829a; BA chart 1238, 7.ix.1839; 3205, 23.xi.1962; APC, 1977, p.34). Cabo Wallace (Riso Patron S., 1908, end map). Cap Wallace (Gerlache, 1902b, p.140). Kapp Wallace (HA chart, 1928). The name Cape Wallace was also incorrectly applied to Cape Garry (q.v.) (BA chart 3205, 28.vii.1933; APC, 1955, p.22; BA chart 3205, 15.iii.1957; APC, 1962, p.33). |
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| Cape Wallace (USA) | 63° 13' 00.0" S | 62° 15' 00.0" W | Cape |
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Name ID: 133398
Place ID: 15692
Cape marking the NW end of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands. Though the origin of the name Cape Wallace is unknown, it has appeared on charts for over a hundred years and its usage has been established internationally. |
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| Wallace, cabo (ARG) | 63° 13' 00.0" S | 62° 12' 00.0" W | Cape |
| Name ID: 102444 Place ID: 15692 | |||
| Wallace, Cabo (CHL) | 63° 20' 30.0" S | 62° 12' 00.0" W | Cape |
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Name ID: 106461
Place ID: 15692
A pesar de que el origen del nombre cabo Wallace es de carácter desconocido, éste viene apareciendo en las cartas hace más de 100 años y su uso está establecido internacionalmente. Forma el extremo SE de isla Low la más al SW de las islas Shetland del Sur. |
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