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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| Baker Point (NZL) | 77° 34' 00.0" S | 163° 33' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 112710
Place ID: 16644
Named after Bill James Baker, Associate Professor of Chemistry, who conducted underwater research at McMurdo Sounds, 1993-97, and also throughout other areas of the Antarctic. |
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| Baker Point (USA) | 77° 34' 00.0" S | 163° 33' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 122115
Place ID: 16644
A point at the S side of the entrance to Explorers Cove, New Harbor, McMurdo Sound, on Scott Coast, Victoria Land. Named by US-ACAN (1997) after Bill James Baker, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, who conducted underwater research in several areas of McMurdo Sound during the 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1996-97 field seasons, including work at Cape Evans, Razorback Islands, Hutton Cliffs, Arrival Heights, and New Harbor, the location of this point. |
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