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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| Granite Harbor (USA) | 76° 53' 00.0" S | 162° 44' 00.0" E | Harbour |
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Name ID: 125876
Place ID: 5594
A bay in the coast of Victoria Land, about 14 mi long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. Discovered and named by the BrNAE (1901-04) in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. The name derives from the great granite boulders found on its shores. |
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| Granite Harbour (NZL) | 76° 53' 00.0" S | 162° 44' 00.0" E | Harbour |
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Name ID: 113420
Place ID: 5594
An embayment about 11 miles wide and of similar length, marking the seaward end of a deep valley between Cape Archerand Cape Roberts, along Victoria Land. The harbour is backed by high mountains. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. Named because of the great granite boulders found on the shores. |
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| Granite Harbour (RUS) | 76° 55' 00.0" S | 162° 40' 00.0" E | Harbour |
| Name ID: 118269 Place ID: 5594 | |||
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