Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Wise Bay (NZL) | 83° 02' 00.0" S | 167° 35' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 114749
Place ID: 16159
A small bay on the Ross Ice Shelf lying 12 miles east of Mt Reid and 10 miles north west of Cape Maude. Named by the NZGSAE, 1959-60, for KC Wise, who was a member of the expedition and who wintered over in 1959. |
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| Wise Bay (USA) | 83° 02' 00.0" S | 167° 35' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 133799
Place ID: 16159
An ice-filled inlet at the terminus of Ekblad Glacier, opening on to the Ross Ice Shelf just W of Driscoll Point. Named by the NZGSAE (1959-60) for K.C. Wise, who was a member of the expedition and wintered over in 1959. |
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