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
Fletcher Peninsula (RUS) 72° 45' 00.0" S 88° 50' 00.0" W Peninsula
Name ID: 118019 Place ID: 4721

Fletcher Peninsula (USA) 72° 45' 00.0" S 88° 50' 00.0" W Peninsula
Name ID: 125196 Place ID: 4721

A broad ice-covered peninsula which extends into the Bellingshausen Sea between the Abbot and the Venable Ice Shelves. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for Fred C. Fletcher of Boston, a contributor to the USAS, 1939-41.

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