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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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| Wyatt Island (GBR) | 67° 20' 00.0" S | 67° 41' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 112013
Place ID: 16265
S of Day Island, Laubeuf Fjord, Loubet Coast, was seen from the air on 25 February and roughly surveyed from the ground in July 1936 by BGLE (Rymill, 1938a, map facing p.496); called descriptively South Island (Rymill and others, 1938, p.142). Isla Huinca, [=foreigner island] (Chile. DNH chart LII, 1947). The island was resurveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in September 1948 (DCS 601 sheet 67 66, 1954); in association with Day Island (q.v.), named Wyatt Island after Vice-Adm. Sir (Arthur) Guy (Norris) Wyatt, RN (1893-1981), Hydrographer of the Navy, 1945-50 (APC, 1955, p.22; BA, 1956, p.78; chart 3570, 21.ix.1957). South (Wyatt) Island (USHO, 1962, p.194). Isla South, as rejected name (Chile. IHA, 1974, p.304). Isla Wyatt (Chile. IHA, 1974, p.304). |
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| Wyatt Island (USA) | 67° 20' 00.0" S | 67° 40' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 133891
Place ID: 16265
Island, 5 mi long and 2 mi wide, lying 2 mi S of Day Island near the center of Laubeuf Fjord, off the W coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE under Rymill which used the provisional name South Island for this feature. The island was resurveyed in 1948 by the FIDS and was renamed by V. Admiral Sir Arthur G.N. Wyatt, Hydrographer to the Navy, 1945-50. |
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| Wyatt, isla (ARG) | 67° 21' 00.0" S | 67° 40' 00.0" W | Island |
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| Wyatt, Isla (CHL) | 67° 20' 00.0" S | 67° 40' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 106497
Place ID: 16265
La Expedición de John Rymill en 1936 la denominó isla South. Una Expedición Británica la renombró en el año 1948 con su actual nombre en recuerdo del vicealmirante Sir Arthur G. N Wyatt, hidrógrafo de la Armada Británica entre los años 1945-1950. Isla de unas 5 millas de largo por 2 de ancho ubicada a 8 millas al NE de isla Webb y al S de isla Day. La cima de la isla es aguda de piedra desnuda, sobresaliente del manto de hielo que cubre totalmente la isla. |
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