Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Argo Point (GBR) | 66° 15' 00.0" S | 60° 55' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 107562
Place ID: 497
SE side of Jason Peninsula, Oscar II Coast, rising to 260m above Larsen Ice Shelf, was probably first seen by Larsen in November-December 1893; surveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in May 1953; named in association with the peninsula after Jason's ship Argo (APC, 1958, p.4). Punta Argo (Argentina. AA, 1991 p.3) |
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| Argo Point (USA) | 66° 15' 00.0" S | 60° 55' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 121904
Place ID: 497
Prominent rock point rising steeply to 260 m on the E side of Jason Peninsula, 22 mi NE of Veier Head on the E coast of Graham Land. Probably first seen by C.A. Larsen in 1893. Surveyed by the FIDS in 1953 and named by the UK-APC in 1956. The name derives from association with Jason Peninsula; Jason sailed in the Argo to search for the golden fleece. |
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| Argo, punta (ARG) | 66° 15' 00.0" S | 60° 55' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 100124
Place ID: 497
Al SE de península Jason. Tal vez avistada por Larsen a fines de 1893. Fue originalmente relevada por D.G.Stratton del FIDS en mayo de 1953. El nombre deriva de la asociación mitológica con la península Jason (Jason había navegado en el buque "ARGOS" para buscar el vellocino de oro). SHN carta H-7. |
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