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 Wilson (NZL) | 82° 14' 00.0" S | 163° 47' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 114741
Place ID: 16122
A bold rocky snow-covered cape forming the northern entrance point to Shackleton Inlet, along the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of the NAE, 1901-04. This party consisted of Scot, Shackleton and Dr Edward A Wilson, for whom the cape was named. Wilson was one of the men who later accompanied Scott on the successful journey to the South Pole, but perished on the return journey. |
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| Cape Wilson (RUS) | 82° 15' 00.0" S | 164° 00' 00.0" E | Cape |
| Name ID: 121409 Place ID: 16122 | |||
| Cape Wilson (USA) | 82° 14' 00.0" S | 163° 47' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 133767
Place ID: 16122
A bold, rocky, snow-covered cape, forming the SE end of the Nash Range and marking the northern entrance point to Shackleton Inlet on the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by Capt. Robert F. Scott, RN, in December 1902, on his attempted trip to the South Pole. He was accompanied on this trip by Lt. (later Sir) Ernest H. Shackleton, RNR, and Dr. Edward A. Wilson, for whom the cape was named. |
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