Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Ewing Island (RUS) | 69° 55' 00.0" S | 61° 13' 00.0" W | Island |
| Name ID: 117933 Place ID: 4402 | |||
| Ewing Island (GBR) | 69° 59' 00.0" S | 61° 25' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 108734
Place ID: 4402
properly an ice rise of c. 300m elevation at Larsen Ice Front, Wilkins Coast, was probably seen from the ground by USAS in 1940, for an irregularly shaped island was shown in c. 70°10'S 61°55'W on USHO chart 5411, 1946; photographed from the air and roughly surveyed from the ground by FIDS-RARE in November 1947 and named after Maurice Ewing (1906-74), American geo- physicist who helped to plan the RARE seismological programme; Professor of Geology, Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia University, NY, 1959-72 (Ronne, 1949, map p.230; BA chart 3175, 12.xi.1954; APC, 1955, p.9; DCS 601 sheet 69 60, 1955; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979). Ewing-Øya (Rønne, 1950b, p.130). Isla Ewing (Argentina. MM chart N-"P"-1, 1952; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.120). Ostrov Yuing (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). The feature was photographed from the air by USN, 1966-69. |
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| Ewing Island (USA) | 69° 54' 00.0" S | 61° 13' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 124939
Place ID: 4402
Ice-covered, dome-shaped island 8 mi in diameter, lying 15 mi NE of Cape Collier, off the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered from the air on Nov. 7, 1947 by RARE, under Ronne, who named it for Dr. Maurice Ewing of Columbia University, who assisted in planning the RARE seismological program. |
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| Ewing, isla (ARG) | 69° 54' 00.0" S | 61° 13' 00.0" W | Island |
| Name ID: 100842 Place ID: 4402 | |||
| Ewing, Isla (CHL) | 69° 54' 00.0" S | 61° 13' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 105524
Place ID: 4402
Descubierta desde el aire, el 7 de noviembre de 1947 por el RARE, al mando del comandante y capitán de fragata Finne Ronne, su nombre es en honor a Maurice Ewing de la Universidad de Columbia quien ayudó al planeamiento del programa sismológico del RARE. Isla situada a 20 millas al SE del extremo más austral de la isla Hearst, mide 8 millas de extensión y está completamente cubierta por un manto de hielo que se eleva gradualmente hasta su cima central. |
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