Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Fleet Point (GBR) | 67° 37' 00.0" S | 65° 23' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 108836
Place ID: 4702
S side of Whirlwind Inlet, Bowman Coast, following survey by the BAS Larsen Ice Shelf party, 1963-64, was named after Michael Fleet (b. 1940), BAS geologist, "Hope Bay" 1962-63, and "Stonington Island", 1963-64, who worked in the area (APC, 1975, p.3; BA, 1976, p.4). |
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| Fleet Point (USA) | 67° 37' 00.0" S | 65° 24' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 125180
Place ID: 4702
A rocky point 4 mi NW of Tent Nunatak on the E coast of Graham Land. The point has a rocky spine ranging from 260 m to 870 m in height. The point appears in the aerial photographs of several American expeditions: USAS, 1939-41; RARE, 1947-48; U.S. Navy photos, 1968. Mapped by BAS 1963-64. Named by UK-APC for Michael Fleet, General Assistant with the BAS Larsen Ice Shelf party, 1963-64. |
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