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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| Ema, isla (ARG) | 64° 36' 00.0" S | 62° 19' 00.0" W | Island |
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| Emma Island (GBR) | 64° 36' 00.0" S | 62° 18' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 108681
Place ID: 4236
E of Cape Anna, Wilhelmina Bay, Danco Coast, was charted by BeAE, 29 January 1898, and named Île Emma after Emma de Gerlache de Gomery (c.1834-1933), mother of Baron de Gerlache de Gomery, Commander of BeAE (Lecointe, map, 1899; 1900a, map facing p.132). Ilôt Emma (Gerlache, 1900b, p.469). Emma Island (Cook, 1900, map p.xx; BA chart 3205, 1.vi.1901; APC, 1955, p.9; BA chart 3566, 16.x.1959). Emma Ö (HA chart, 1928). Isla Ema [sic] (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947). Isla Emma (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.340; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.115). Islote Ema [sic] (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.257). The island was recharted by FIDS from Norsel in April 1955 and photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. |
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| Emma Island (USA) | 64° 36' 00.0" S | 62° 20' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 124814
Place ID: 4236
Island 1.5 mi long, with bare jagged peaks projecting through an icecap, lying 4 mi W of Nansen Island in the SW half of the entrance to Wilhelmina Bay, off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, and named after his mother, Emma de Gerlache de Gomery. |
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| Emma, Ile (BEL) | 64° 36' 00.0" S | 62° 20' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 104928
Place ID: 4236
Du prénom de la mère d'Adrien de Gerlache. |
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| Emma, Isla (CHL) | 64° 36' 00.0" S | 62° 19' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 105499
Place ID: 4236
Fue descubierta por la Expedición Antártica Belga, 1897-1899, al mando del teniente Adrien de Gerlache, quien la denominó con este nombre en recuerdo de su madre. Isla de más o menos 2 millas de largo con picos con puntas de roca desnuda que se proyectan a través del hielo, situada al medio entre cabo Anna e isla Delaite en la mitad SW de la entrada a bahía Wilhelmina en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. |
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