Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Corral Point (GBR) | 60° 44' 20.0" S | 45° 42' 08.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 108317
Place ID: 3008
SW point of Moe Island, off Signy Island, following survey by FIDS from Signy in 1947, was named, in association with Moe Island (q.v.), after the whale catcher Corral which operated in the South Orkney Islands, 1912-13, under A/S Corral, a subsidiary of Messrs Christensen and Co., Corral, Chile (Fyr Channel, Tioga Hill, q.v.) (APC, 1955, p.8; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). |
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| Corral Point (USA) | 60° 45' 00.0" S | 45° 43' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 123838
Place ID: 3008
Rocky point forming the SW extremity of Moe Island in the South Orkney Islands. Roughly surveyed by DI personnel in 1933. Named by the FIDS following their survey of 1947. The Corral Whaling Co. of Bergen, a subsidiary of Messrs. Christensen and Co., Corral, Chile, operated the floating factory Tioga, with its steam whalers Corral and Fyr, in the South Orkney Islands in 1912-13. |
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