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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| Cape Colbeck (NZL) | 77° 07' 00.0" S | 157° 54' 00.0" W | Cape |
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Name ID: 113022
Place ID: 2819
The western cape of King Edward VII Land. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, at the end of January 1902. Named by Scott for Lieutenant (later Captain) William Colbeck, RNR, who had been a member of the BAE, 1898-1900. With Borchgrevink, Colbeck went on skis to 78°51' S, the farthest south reached at that time. Later, in 1903 and 1904, he commanded the relief ship Morning sent to replenish the NAE, 1901-04. |
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| Cape Colbeck (RUS) | 77° 05' 00.0" S | 158° 25' 00.0" W | Cape |
| Name ID: 117502 Place ID: 2819 | |||
| Cape Colbeck (USA) | 77° 07' 00.0" S | 158° 01' 00.0" W | Cape |
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Name ID: 123677
Place ID: 2819
Prominent ice-covered cape which forms the NW extremity of Edward VII Peninsula and Marie Byrd Land. Discovered in January 1902 by the BrNAE and named for Lt. William Colbeck, RNR, who commanded Scott's relief ship, the Morning. |
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