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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| George V Coast (RUS) | 69° 00' 00.0" S | 147° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
| Name ID: 118153 Place ID: 5254 | |||
| George V Coast (USA) | 68° 30' 00.0" S | 148° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
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Name ID: 125622
Place ID: 5254
That portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Point Alden, in 14202E, and Cape Hudson, in 15345E. Explored by members of the Main Base party of the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson who named this feature for King George V of England. |
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