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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| Bilyana Island (BGR) | 62° 23' 05.0" S | 59° 45' 47.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 136834
Place ID: 18550
The island in the Aitcho group on the W side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands situated 70 m S of Jorge Island, 1.85 km NNW of Barrientos Island and 1.45 km NE of Emeline Island. Extending 450 by 290 m. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Bilyana is a name from Bulgarian music folklore. |
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| Willett Island (GBR) | 62° 23' 03.0" S | 59° 45' 47.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 137616
Place ID: 18550
One of the Aitcho Islands, south of Jorge Island, English Strait, South Shetland Islands. Named in association with the local theme of hydrography, after Mr Andrew Willett, cartographer with the UKHO who led the IHO's Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica's Survey Prioritisation working group for 10 years. |
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