Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Andersen Harbor (USA) | 64° 19' 00.0" S | 62° 56' 00.0" W | Harbour |
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Name ID: 121790
Place ID: 347
Small bay in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago, formed by the concave W side of Eta Island and the N end of Omega Island. Charted by DI in 1927 and probably named after Kapt. Ola Andersen of the factory ship Svend Foyn, following the usage of Norwegian whalers that had operated in the area. The harbor was surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948. |
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| Andersen Harbour (GBR) | 64° 19' 00.0" S | 62° 56' 00.0" W | Harbour |
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Name ID: 107510
Place ID: 347
between Eta Island and Omega Island, Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago, was charted by DI in 1927 and probably named after Kapt. Ola Andersen of the factory ship Svend Foyn, following the usage of Norwegian whalers that had operated in the area (BA chart 3213, 14.i.1929; APC, 1955, p.4); recharted by USAS in 1941 (Berlin and Shirley, chart, [1941]) and by AAE, 1942-43. Andersen Harbor (USHO, 1943, p.126; USBGN, 1956, p.43). Puerto Andersen (Argentina. MM chart 101, 1946; Pierrou, 1970, p.165; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.27). Puerto Andresen [sic] (Ihl C. and Ayala A., 1947, p.72). Puerto Anderson [sic] (Sgrosso, 1948, p.185). |
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| Andersen, puerto (ARG) | 64° 19' 00.0" S | 62° 56' 00.0" W | Harbour |
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Name ID: 100082
Place ID: 347
Entre las islas Piedra Buena y Sobral, archipiélago de Palmer, costa W de la península Antártica. Fue relevado por la DI en 1927 y bautizado en la carta realizada en aquella oportunidad. Hay posibilidades de que su nombre haya sido utilizado por los foqueros que lo usaban frecuentemente como fondeadero. Las expediciones argentinas de 1942 en adelante, realizaron su relevamiento. Fue publicado en TSAA1. SHN carta H-714. |
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| Andersen, Puerto (CHL) | 64° 19' 00.0" S | 62° 56' 00.0" W | Harbour |
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Name ID: 105099
Place ID: 347
El nombre apareció en una carta basada en un levantamiento de la investigación Discovery en 1927, aunque puede reflejar un nombre anterior que habrían usado los primitivos balleneros que operaron en esta zona. Pequeño puerto que se forma en la costa SW de la isla Eta y que es cerrado por el S por el extremo N de la isla Omega, en el archipiélago Melchior, archipiélago de Palmer. |
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| Caloplaca Cliff (AUS) | 68° 34' 02.6" S | 78° 27' 00.4" E | Cliff |
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Name ID: 347
Place ID: 2214
A gneiss cliff in the Vestfold Hills facing south to south-east with prominent patches of orange lichen Caloplaca visible from 1-2 km to the south. The cliff is about 2 km long and 30 m high. |
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