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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| Landing Bluff (AUS) | 69° 44' 32.1" S | 73° 42' 36.9" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 184
Place ID: 8069
A rock mass with a steep slope on the eastern side, with several small outcrops just to the south-west. It is located on the south-west part of Sandefjord Bay, about 26 km west of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Strandknatten (The Strand Crag). A survey cairn was erected on the highest point by ANARE in 1968. So named because of its proximity to the landing place for stores and equipment for the ANARE Amery Ice Shelf party in January-March, 1968. |
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| Point Alden (AUS) | 66° 48' 00.0" S | 142° 02' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 2187
Place ID: 184
An ice-covered point with rock exposures along its seaward side, about 22 km north-west of Cape Hunter in George V Land. Discovered on 30 January, 1930, by the US Exploring Expedition (1838-42), under Wilkes, who named it after Lieut. James Alden of the expedition's flagship Vincennes. |
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| Point Alden (RUS) | 66° 45' 00.0" S | 142° 00' 00.0" E | Point |
| Name ID: 116774 Place ID: 184 | |||
| Point Alden (USA) | 66° 48' 00.0" S | 142° 02' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 121672
Place ID: 184
An ice-covered point with rock exposures along the seaward side. The point marks the W side of the entrance to Commonwealth Bay and the division between Adelie Coast and George V Coast. Discovered on Jan. 30, 1840 by the USEE under Lt. Charles Wilkes, and named by him for Lt. James Alden of the expedition's flagship Vincennes. |
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