Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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, Port (GBR) | 65° 04' 00.0" S | 64° 00' 00.0" W | Anchorage |
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Name ID: 108157
Place ID: 2538
N side of Booth Island, Graham Coast, was charted by FAE, 1903-05, and used as winter quarters for the expedition ship Fran ais in 1904, when a cairn with plaque was erected; called Port Carthage (Charcot, 1905c, p.463); later named Port Charcot after Dr J.-M. Charcot (Charcot Island, q.v.) (Charcot, 1906b, p.472; 1908, map p.36; APC, 1955, p.7; BA chart 3572, 25.vii.1958). Charcot Hafen (Nordenskjöld, 1917, map facing p.68). Charcot Havna (HA chart, 1927). Puerto Charcot (Argentina. MM chart 107, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.284; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.73). Ensenada Charcot (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.287). The feature was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. |
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| Charcot, Port (USA) | 65° 04' 00.0" S | 64° 00' 00.0" W | Anchorage |
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Name ID: 123469
Place ID: 2538
Bay 1.5 mi wide indenting the N shore of Booth Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Dr. Jean B. Charcot and named by him for his father, Dr. Jean Martin Charcot, famous French neurologist. Charcot established the expedition's winter base at Port Charcot in 1904. |
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| Charcot, puerto (ARG) | 65° 04' 00.0" S | 64° 01' 00.0" W | Anchorage |
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| Charcot, Puerto (CHL) | 65° 04' 00.0" S | 64° 00' 00.0" W | Anchorage |
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Name ID: 105313
Place ID: 2538
Fue cartografíado por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1903-1905, al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, quien le dio el nombre por su padre Dr. Jean Martin Charcot, famoso neurólogo francés. La expedición estableció su base de invierno en este puerto, en 1904. Se forma sobre la costa NW de la isla Booth, al oriente de punta Herveou, la cual está frente a la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. |
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| Heidemann Valley (AUS) | 68° 34' 26.8" S | 78° 01' 16.7" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 2538
Place ID: 6186
A linear valley in the Vestfold Hills about 800 m wide and 3 km long running north-east from Heidemann Bay to the south-east corner of Lake Dingle. |
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