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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| Gneiss Point (NZL) | 77° 24' 00.0" S | 163° 44' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 113403
Place ID: 5427
A rocky point in front of the Wilson Piedmont Glacier along the coast of Victoria Land, the northern point of Arnold Cove to the south and southern point of the Bay of Sails to the north. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME10 |
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| Gneiss Point (RUS) | 77° 24' 00.0" S | 163° 43' 00.0" E | Point |
| Name ID: 118210 Place ID: 5427 | |||
| Gneiss Point (USA) | 77° 24' 00.0" S | 163° 44' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 125754
Place ID: 5427
Rocky point 2 mi N of Marble Point, on the coast of Victoria Land. First mapped by the BrAE (1910-13) under Scott and so named because of gneissic granite found here. |
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