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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Gorziglia Island (GBR) | 62° 23' 48.0" S | 59° 46' 30.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 137613
Place ID: 18549
One of the Aitcho Islands, south-east of Emeline Island, English Strait, South Shetland Islands. Named in association with the local theme of hydrography, after Captain Hugo Gorziglia who chaired the IHO's Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (2002-2012). |
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| Pasarel Island (BGR) | 62° 23' 50.0" S | 59° 46' 30.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 136833
Place ID: 18549
The island in the Aitcho group on the W side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands situated 900 m NW of Barrientos Island, 1.35 km NE of Sierra Island and 650 m SE of Emeline Island. Extending 450 by 260 m. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the settlement of Lower Pasarel in Western Bulgaria. |
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