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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| Driencourt Point (GBR) | 64° 12' 00.0" S | 62° 33' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 108565
Place ID: 3876
W coast of Brabant Island, was charted by FAE, 1903-05, and named Pointe Driencourt after Joseph-Fernand-Ludovic Driencourt (b.1858), French engineer who advised on the hydrographic equipment of FAE (Charcot, 1906b, p.470). Cap Driencourt (Matha and Rey, 1911, Pl. 3). Cape Driencourt (USHO, 1943, p.121). Cabo Driencourt (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.323; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.105). The point was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Driencourt Point (APC, 1960, p.4; BA chart 3560, 7.iv.1961). |
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| Driencourt Point (USA) | 64° 12' 00.0" S | 62° 31' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 124524
Place ID: 3876
Point 6 mi SE of Claude Point on the W side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Charcot after Joseph F.L. Driencourt, a French engineer who advised on the hydrographic equipment for the expedition. |
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| Driencourt, cabo (ARG) | 64° 13' 00.0" S | 62° 23' 00.0" W | Point |
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| Driencourt, Cabo (CHL) | 64° 13' 00.0" S | 62° 31' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 105464
Place ID: 3876
Denominado por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1903-1910, al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, en honor al ingeniero francés G. Driencourt, quien asesoró a ambas expediciones en la materia de hidrografía. Cabo situado a 18 millas al NNE del cabo Lehaie, al W de la isla Brabante, en el archipiélago de Palmer. |
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