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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| Swift Bay (GBR) | 64° 22' 30.0" S | 57° 46' 13.0" W | Bay |
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Name ID: 135384
Place ID: 18140
Prominent bay on the south coast of James Ross Island W of Jefford Point, and backed by Swift Glacier and Fleet Glacier. Approx. 4 km wide and c. 5 km long, but lengthening yearly with the recession of Swift and Fleet Glaciers. Named in association with Swift Glacier. |
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| Swift Bay (USA) | 64° 22' 30.0" S | 57° 46' 13.0" W | Bay |
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Name ID: 136367
Place ID: 18140
A bay entered W of Jefford Point on the S side of James Ross Island. Named by UK-APC (2006) in association with Swift Glacier which flows southward into the bay. |
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