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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| Coalsack Bluff (NZL) | 84° 14' 00.0" S | 162° 25' 00.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 113013
Place ID: 2786
A prominent dolerite bluff near the baseline in the névé above the Bowden Névé. Named by the Northern Party of the NZGSAE, 1961-62, because there are coal seams in the bluff. The Coalsack is also the name for the dark patch in the sky beside the Southern Cross. |
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| Coalsack Bluff (USA) | 84° 14' 00.0" S | 162° 25' 00.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 123648
Place ID: 2786
A small rock bluff standing at the northern limits of Walcott Neve, 6 mi WSW of Bauhs Nunatak. So named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) because of the coal seams found running through the bluff. |
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