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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| Cape Découverte (USA) | 66° 46' 00.0" S | 141° 33' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 135967
Place ID: 3461
The point of rocks which marks the northwest extremity of Curzon Islands along Adelie Coast. Discovered on January 21, 1840 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Capt. Jules Dumont d'Urville who gave the name "Cap de la Decouverte" (cape of the discovery). It was the first rocky point of the coast seen by members of the expedition. |
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| Découverte, Cap de la (FRA) | 66° 46' 30.0" S | 141° 33' 30.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 107272
Place ID: 3461
Important cap rocheux prolongé par un archipel appelé depuis îles Curzon, au nord-est de Port-Martin. Nom donné par J. Dumont d'Urville au premier point rocheux de la côte aperçu par l'expédition le 19 ou le 20 janvier 1840. |
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| Découverte, Cap de la (RUS) | 66° 46' 00.0" S | 141° 34' 00.0" E | Cape |
| Name ID: 117659 Place ID: 3461 | |||
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