Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Georges Point (GBR) | 64° 40' 00.0" S | 62° 40' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 109005
Place ID: 5258
N point of Rongé Island, Danco Coast, was charted by BeAE, 3 February 1898, and named Cap Georges, probably after Georges Lecointe (Lecointe Island, q.v.) (Lecointe, map, 1899; 1900a, map facing p.132). Cape Georges (Cook, 1900, map p.xx; USHO, 1943, p.124; APC, 1958, p.5). Cabo Georges (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.390; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.137). Following resurvey by FIDS from Norsel in April 1955 and air photography by FIDASE, 1956-57, the feature was renamed Georges Point (APC, 1960, p.4; BA chart 3566, 25.viii.1961). |
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| Georges Point (USA) | 64° 40' 00.0" S | 62° 40' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 125625
Place ID: 5258
The N tip of Ronge Island, lying W of Arctowski Peninsula off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. |
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| Georges, cabo (ARG) | 64° 40' 00.0" S | 62° 40' 00.0" W | Point |
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| Georges, Cabo (CHL) | 64° 40' 00.0" S | 62° 40' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 105604
Place ID: 5258
Fue descubierto y denominado por la Expedición Antártica Belga, 1897-1899 al mando del teniente Adrien de Gerlache. Cabo que constituye el extremo N de la isla De Rongé, se encuentra a más o menos 8 millas al SW de cabo Anna en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. |
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