Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Davis Anchorage (AUS) | 68° 34' 36.1" S | 77° 55' 45.1" E | Anchorage |
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Name ID: 6
Place ID: 3377
The body of water, with general depths of 18 to 24 m extending about 2 km southwards from the southern point of Anchorage Island, Vestfold Hills. It is bounded on the west by a line joining Krat Rocks and Newman Shoal, and on the east by the rocks and shoal water extending for about 1 km offshore from Davis station. This anchorage has been used by ANARE relief expedition ships since 1957. A hydrographic survey was carried out in 1961 by D'A T Gale, hydrographic surveyor with the ANARE Expedition on MV Thala Dan led by D R Styles. |
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| Davis Anchorage (USA) | 68° 34' 00.0" S | 77° 55' 00.0" E | Anchorage |
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Name ID: 124143
Place ID: 3377
An anchorage about 1 mi in extent with general depths of 10 to 13 fathoms, lying off Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. It is bounded on the west by Krat Rocks and Hobby Rocks, and on the east by the rocks and shoal water extending 0.5 mi offshore from Davis Station. The anchorage has been used by ANARE ships to Davis Station, for which it is named, since 1957. |
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