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
Étienne Fjord (GBR) 65° 09' 00.0" S 63° 13' 00.0" W Fjord
Name ID: 108723 Place ID: 4364

SW arm of Flandres Bay, Danco Coast, was charted by FAE, 1903-05, and named Baie Étienne after Eugène Étienne (1844-1921), French politician; Vice-Président de la Chambre, 1902-04, and Ministre de la Guerre, 1905-06, who assisted FAE (Charcot, 1906b, p.326, 472; Matha and Rey, 1911, Pl.3). Etienne Bay (USHO, 1943, p.135). Bahía Étienne (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.351; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.119). Étienne Fjord, following air photography by FIDASE and survey by FIDS from Shackleton, 1956-57 (APC, 1960, p.4; USHO chart 6945, 1963).

Étienne Fjord (USA) 65° 09' 00.0" S 63° 13' 00.0" W Fjord
Name ID: 124904 Place ID: 4364

Bay 5 mi long, lying between Bolson and Thomson Coves on the S side of Flandres Bay, along the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Eugene Etienne (1844-1921), French politician, Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, 1902-04, and Minister of War, 1905-06.

Etienne, Bahía (CHL) 65° 10' 00.0" S 63° 13' 00.0" W Fjord
Name ID: 105518 Place ID: 4364

Denominado por la Expedición Antártica Francesa al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, 1908-1910, en homenaje a un ministro de Guerra francés. Situada en bahía Flandres, en la costa Danco, al W dela península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Etienne, fiordo (ARG) 65° 09' 00.0" S 63° 13' 00.0" W Fjord
Name ID: 100837 Place ID: 4364

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