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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| Fishtail Point (NZL) | 78° 56' 53.7" S | 162° 35' 54.8" E | Point |
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Name ID: 113293
Place ID: 4640
The most southerly point of Shults Peninsula on the east side of the Skelton Glacier where it enters the Ross Ice Shelf. |
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| Fishtail Point (USA) | 78° 57' 00.0" S | 162° 36' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 125129
Place ID: 4640
The southernmost point of Shults Peninsula, at the E side of the mouth of Skelton Glacier. Surveyed and given this descriptive name in 1957 by the N.Z. party of the CTAE (1956-58). |
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