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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| Commonwealth Bay (AUS) | 67° 00' 00.0" S | 142° 30' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 109
Place ID: 2876
An embayment on the coast of George V Land, between Cape Denison and Cape Hunter. Discovered in 1912 by the A A E under Sir Douglas Mawson, who established the main base of the expedition at Cape Denison. Named after the Commonwealth of Australia. |
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| Commonwealth Bay (RUS) | 66° 50' 00.0" S | 142° 45' 00.0" E | Bay |
| Name ID: 117517 Place ID: 2876 | |||
| Commonwealth Bay (USA) | 66° 54' 00.0" S | 142° 40' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 123729
Place ID: 2876
An open bay about 30 mi wide at the entrance between Point Alden and Cape Gray. Discovered in 1912 by the AAE under Douglas Mawson, who established the main base of the expedition at Cape Denison at the head of the bay. Named by AAE after the Commonwealth of Australia. |
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