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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| Charcot Cove (NZL) | 76° 07' 00.0" S | 162° 24' 00.0" E | Cove |
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Name ID: 112974
Place ID: 2532
A re-entrant about 1 mile wide, lying on the north side of Nordenskjold Ice Tongue, on the east coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, under Scott, and named for Jean B Charcot, DSc, a Frenchman with outstanding scientific voyages in both hemispheres. |
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| Charcot Cove (USA) | 76° 07' 00.0" S | 162° 24' 00.0" E | Cove |
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Name ID: 123465
Place ID: 2532
A re-entrant in the coast of Victoria Land between Bruce Point and Cape Hickey. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) which named this feature for Dr. Jean B. Charcot, noted Arctic and Antarctic explorer. |
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