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
Edmonson Point (NZL) 74° 20' 00.0" S 165° 08' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 139782 Place ID: 4083

A rounded, largely ice-free point below Mount Melbourne along the west side of Wood Bay, Victoria Land.

Edmonson Point (USA) 74° 20' 00.0" S 165° 08' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 124687 Place ID: 4083

A rounded, largely ice-free point lying below Mount Melbourne along the W side of Wood Bay, Victoria Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for Larry D. Edmonson, satellite geodesy scientist at McMurdo Station, winter party 1966.

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