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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| Foca Cove (GBR) | 60° 41' 45.0" S | 45° 38' 39.0" W | Cove |
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Name ID: 108856
Place ID: 4767
SE of Foca Point (q.v.), Signy Island, following biological work by BAS up to 1973 was so named in association with the point (APC, 1975, p.3; DOS 210 Signy Island sheet, 2-DOS 1975). A BAS refuge hut, established near the head of the cove, 1959-60, is known as "Foca Hut". |
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| Foca Cove (USA) | 60° 42' 00.0" S | 45° 39' 00.0" W | Cove |
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Name ID: 125231
Place ID: 4767
A cove just south of Foca Point on the west side of Signy Island. Named by UK-APC in association with Foca Point. |
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