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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| Aspis Island (GBR) | 62° 27' 54.5" S | 60° 08' 59.1" W | Island |
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Name ID: 107578
Place ID: 16577
Small, low-lying rocky island, rising to c. 15 m.a.s.l.; easternmost island in the Dunbar Islands group, South Shetland Islands. Named after the Aspis, a small musical dragon, often portrayed in medieval literature, in association with the theme of Fabulous Beasts adopted in this area. (APC, 1997). |
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| Aspis Island (USA) | 62° 27' 55.0" S | 60° 08' 59.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 121962
Place ID: 16577
A small, low lying rocky island rising about 15 m above sea level. It is the easternmost island in the Dunbar Islands, South Shetland Islands. The island is one of several features given the name of "fabulous beasts" in the Williams Point area. Named by UK-APC (1998) after Aspis, a small "musical dragon" often portrayed in medieval literature. |
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