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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| White Island (NZL) | 78° 08' 00.0" S | 167° 24' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 114718
Place ID: 15975
An island, approximately 28km long in a north-south direction and up to 16km wide at its southern end, protruding through the Ross Ice Shelf close to Ross Island. The island is 2km east of Black Island, across white Strait. It has several craters and the highest point is Mount Nipha at 762m. |
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| White Island (RUS) | 78° 10' 00.0" S | 167° 25' 00.0" E | Island |
| Name ID: 121368 Place ID: 15975 | |||
| White Island (USA) | 78° 08' 00.0" S | 167° 24' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 133639
Place ID: 15975
An island in the Ross Archipelago, 15 mi long, protruding through the Ross Ice Shelf immediately E of Black Island. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and so named by them because of the mantle of snow which covers it. |
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