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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| Winter Quarters Bay (NZL) | 77° 51' 00.0" S | 166° 37' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 114746
Place ID: 16152
A small bay, immediately east of Hut Point at the south end of Ross Island. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, and so named because their expedition ship Discovery was moored in the bay and frozen in during the winter seasons of 1902 to 1903. |
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| Winter Quarters Bay (RUS) | 77° 51' 00.0" S | 166° 38' 00.0" E | Bay |
| Name ID: 121415 Place ID: 16152 | |||
| Winter Quarters Bay (USA) | 77° 51' 00.0" S | 166° 37' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 133792
Place ID: 16152
Small bay immediately E of Hut Point, at the S end of Ross Island. Discovered by the BrNAE, 1901-04, and so named because the expedition ship Discovery was moored in the bay and "frozen-in" during the winter seasons of 1902 and 1903. |
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