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
Cape Danger (GBR) 62° 26' 38.5" S 60° 22' 15.3" W Cape
Name ID: 108422 Place ID: 3312

N point of Desolation Island, off Livingston Island, was charted by DI in 1934-35 and probably named at that time, in reference to rocks NW of the cape (Nelson and others, chart, 1935b; BA, 1942, p.43; chart 1774, 9.vii.1948; APC, 1955, p.8; DOS 610 sheet W 62 60, 1968). Cabo Danger (Argentina. MM chart ZZ, 1948). Cabo Peligro [translation of English name] (Argentina. MM chart ALFA, 1954). Cabo Peligroso (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.220; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.222; Pierrou, 1970, p.581).

Cape Danger (USA) 62° 27' 00.0" S 60° 23' 00.0" W Cape
Name ID: 124085 Place ID: 3312

Cape which forms the NW extremity of Desolation Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted in 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II. So named because a group of sunken rocks extends about 0.4 mi N from the cape.

Peligroso, cabo (ARG) 62° 27' 00.0" S 60° 10' 00.0" W Cape
Name ID: 101814 Place ID: 3312

Peligroso, Cabo (CHL) 62° 28' 00.0" S 60° 21' 00.0" W Cape
Name ID: 106069 Place ID: 3312

Su nombre lo debe a un grupo de rocas sumergidas que se extienden a unos 4 cables al NW del cabo. Fue cartografiado por la Expedición Británica del Discovery en 1935. Situado en el extremo NW de la isla Desolación en las islas Shetland del Sur.

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