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
Edith, bahía (ARG) 63° 35' 00.0" S 57° 37' 00.0" W Bay
Name ID: 100773 Place ID: 4423

Eyrie Bay (GBR) 63° 35' 00.0" S 57° 37' 00.0" W Bay
Name ID: 108743 Place ID: 4423

NW of Jade Point, Trinity Peninsula, was called Bahía Edith by AAE, probably after the wife of the Station Commander at "Esperanza", 1957-58 (Argentina. IAA map, [1959c]); following survey by BAS from "Hope Bay", 1960-61, named Eyrie Bay in association with Eagle Island to the SE (APC, 1964, p.3; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974).

Eyrie Bay (USA) 63° 35' 00.0" S 57° 38' 00.0" W Bay
Name ID: 124959 Place ID: 4423

A bay, 2.5 mi wide at its mouth and extending 3 mi inland, lying N of Jade Point, Trinity Peninsula. So named by UK-APC because of the proximity to Eagle Island.

Eyrie, Bay (RUS) 63° 35' 00.0" S 57° 40' 00.0" W Bay
Name ID: 117938 Place ID: 4423

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