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
Eddystone Rocks (RUS) 62° 36' 00.0" S 61° 25' 00.0" W Rock
Name ID: 117836 Place ID: 4063

Eddystone Rocks (GBR) 62° 35' 54.9" S 61° 23' 11.6" W Rock
Name ID: 108623 Place ID: 4063

two off-shore rocks, W of New Plymouth, Livingston Island, were charted by Fildes in 1820-21 and named The Eddystone after the rock off Plymouth, England (Fildes, 1821c). Eddystone (Powell, chart, 1822a). Eddystone Rock (Fildes, 1827, p.445). Île Eddystone (Charcot, 1912, Pl. 1). Eddystone Ö (HA chart, 1928). Eddystone Island (BA chart 3205, 1.iii.1929). The rocks were re-charted by DI, 1929-31. Eddystone Rocks (BA chart 3205, 28.vii.1933; APC, 1955, p.9; BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962). Rochers Eddystone (France. SHM, 1937, p.396). Rocas Eddystone (Argentina. IGM map, 1946; Pierrou, 1970, p.334; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.111). Islas Eddystone, Las Eddystone (Argentina. MM, 1957a, p.72).

Eddystone Rocks (USA) 62° 36' 00.0" S 61° 23' 00.0" W Rock
Name ID: 124669 Place ID: 4063

Group of rocks lying 4.5 mi WSW of Start Point, Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name dates back to about 1822 and is now established in international usage.

Eddystone, rocas (ARG) 62° 37' 00.0" S 61° 23' 00.0" W Rock
Name ID: 100767 Place ID: 4063

Eddystone, Rocas (CHL) 62° 36' 00.0" S 61° 21' 00.0" W Rock
Name ID: 105483 Place ID: 4063

El nombre data por lo menos desde 1822 y ahora su uso está establecido internacionalmente. Cadena de rocas que se extiende en dirección NE-SW por espacio de 3 millas, están situadas a 5 millas al W de punta Start, isla Livingston, en las islas Shetland del Sur.

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