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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| Kraków Dome (USA) | 62° 07' 00.0" S | 58° 15' 00.0" W | Dome |
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Name ID: 136145
Place ID: 17740
The ice dome covering Krakow Peninsula (q.v.), King George Island. The name Kopula Krakowa or Krakow Icefield, after the old capital of Poland, was applied to this feature by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980. |
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| Kraków Icefield (GBR) | 62° 08' 15.3" S | 58° 16' 24.8" W | Dome |
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Name ID: 135286
Place ID: 17740
Icefield covering the central area of Kraków Peninsula (q.v.), King George Island, South Shetland Islands, so called by the PAE in 1980, after the former capital of Poland (APC, 2003). |
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| Kraków Icefield (Dome,Peninsula) (POL) | 62° 07' 00.0" S | 58° 15' 00.0" W | Dome |
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Name ID: 135801
Place ID: 17740
Ice dome covering the area between Martel Inlet - Admiralty Bay - Bransfield Strait and King George Bay. Named after the old capital of Poland (Cracow). |
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