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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| Edward VIII Bay (RUS) | 66° 50' 00.0" S | 57° 15' 00.0" E | Bay |
| Name ID: 117843 Place ID: 4088 | |||
| Edward VIII Bay (USA) | 66° 50' 00.0" S | 57° 00' 00.0" E | Bay |
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Name ID: 124692
Place ID: 4088
Bay about 20 mi in extent, entered between Edward VIII Plateau and the Oygarden Group. Discovered in 1936 by DI personnel on the William Scoresby, and named for Edward VIII, then King of England. |
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| Edward VIII Gulf (AUS) | 66° 49' 59.9" S | 57° 00' 00.0" E | Gulf |
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Name ID: 627
Place ID: 4088
A gulf in the coast of Kemp Land. Discovered by the William Scoresby Expedition (1936). |
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