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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| Charrúa Ridge (GBR) | 62° 39' 17.2" S | 60° 21' 10.6" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 108166
Place ID: 2556
Ridge trending E-W and rising to 340 m, NE side of Johnsons Dock, Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands. Prominent landmark and site of FIDS survey station in 1958; called Monte Charrúa after the Argentine tugboat Charrúa (ARG chart 1954); Charrúa Ridge (GBR gaz.1993). |
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| Charrúa Ridge (USA) | 62° 39' 00.0" S | 60° 21' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 123483
Place ID: 2556
A ridge trending E-W and rising to 340 m on the NE side of Johnsons Dock, Hurd Peninsula, on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The name "Monte Charrua" appears for this feature on a 1954 Argentine navy chart. Named after the Charrua, one of the ships of the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1947-48. The term ridge is considered appropriate for this feature. |
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