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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| Weddell Arm (AUS) | 68° 32' 08.9" S | 78° 06' 52.6" E | Arm |
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Name ID: 11
Place ID: 15830
The southernmost and westernmost arm of Long Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition 91936-37). |
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| Weddell Arm (RUS) | 68° 32' 00.0" S | 78° 07' 00.0" E | Arm |
| Name ID: 121334 Place ID: 15830 | |||
| Weddell Arm (USA) | 68° 32' 00.0" S | 78° 07' 00.0" E | Arm |
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Name ID: 133519
Place ID: 15830
The southernmost and westernmost arm of Langnes Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Visited in 1955 and 1957 by ANARE parties and so named because they found large numbers of Weddell seals in the area. |
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