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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| Gostilya Point (BGR) | 66° 35' 55.0" S | 65° 46' 09.0" W | |
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Name ID: 137662
Place ID: 19297
The point on the SW side of the entrance to Tlachene Cove on Loubet Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 25.85 km E of Madell Point, 20.6 km S of Phantom Point and 2.55 km SW of Kudelin Point. Formed as a result of the retreat of Hopkins Glacier during the last two decades of the 20th century. British mapping in 1976. Named after the settlement of Gostilya in Northern Bulgaria. |
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| Poncet Point (GBR) | 66° 36' 00.0" S | 65° 46' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 138340
Place ID: 19297
Point on the south-eastern side of Darbel Bay, Loubet Coast, to the south of Hopkins Cove. Named after Jérôme Poncet (b. 1946), exploratory sailor and boat builder. Pioneer of yacht-based exploration in Antarctica since 1973, supporting many scientific and filming expeditions in yachts Damien II and Golden Fleece. Awarded the Queen's Polar Medal 2016. |
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